[theBCnut]

Hi Jake’s Mom

We have 2 different kinds of hawks, osprey, and now, eagles. It’s amazing I don’t lose more chickens than I do. The hawks only took young birds, so I just had to keep them up until they were big enough. The osprey fishes out of my pond, so all of my pretty koi are gone, but the chickens are safe from them. And now the eagle is taking full grown chickens. The chickens usually figure out to stay under the trees and bushes when something aerial is hunting, but they haven’t figured out the eagle yet. The eagle may be more willing to dive under the trees or between trees that are closer together. IDK

And if the chicken eating birds aren’t enough, I also have racoons, foxes, coyotes, and bobcats. We have Florida panthers pass through, but so far, none have stayed in our area. Thank God.