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It's a bird of prey, that's what they do. Not sure I'm tracking here, why is the hawk on his back? Did you shoot the hawk?
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You need to try to get blue jays to nest around your chicken coop. Those mean fuckers kept the hawks and owls away from my grandpas coop.
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Never seen a hawk act so....weird. Your chickens have the pox or something.
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is the hawk dead? Watch the whole video He picks him up with shovel, throws him a few yards and it flies away. |
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That video is amazing. Sorry for your chicken, but damn that was cool.
I have a large Red tailed hawk that sits and watches my chickens in their coop almost every day. |
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The hawk was hoping that you would leave...he wanted that damn chicken
ETA: I don't think that is the hawks first rodeo with live stock
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Quoted: Quoted: is the hawk dead? Watch the whole video He picks him up with shovel, throws him a few yards and it flies away. Oh sorry, thought it was just stills... |
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FSA.
Anyone with more than one chicken didn't come by it honestly. The hawk was just trying to get what he deserved. |
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Protected species. Expect to get loved gently by the feds. It should be legal to kill anything that attacks your livestock. |
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I have heard about hawks "playing possum" (seriously) when they are cornered/flying is not a means of escape. They will do exactly that, lay on their back with their talons up and basically play dead. If you had stuck your hand down there.....bad things would have happened to your hand.
I had only read about it, I had never actually seen it - cool video. Sorry about your chicken though. |
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I've never seen a bird play possum before. Too bad you can't use Mr 9mm to see if they're really dead, like you can with a real possum.
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It is Shoot, Shovel and Shut up. 3 simple steps and you screw it up and post the video
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Poor Possum Hawk ... should have let him fly away with that meal he fought so hard for
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is the hawk dead? Watch the whole video He picks him up with shovel, throws him a few yards and it flies away. Unfuckin real! I would not have believed it until I seen it on the internet. |
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Quoted: Learn to hold your camera while you're videoing! Argh. It was my phone. I was very upset sorry. |
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That was CRAZY! Never new hawks had the instinct to play dead. I wonder if that was more just a defensive position than actually playing dead. He was doing a pretty good job of keeping the business end pointed your way.
Glad you helped get back on his feet, so to speak. |
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You should have put the hawk in a cage and sold it as a pet
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I have heard about hawks "playing possum" (seriously) when they are cornered/flying is not a means of escape. They will do exactly that, lay on their back with their talons up and basically play dead. If you had stuck your hand down there.....bad things would have happened to your hand. I had only read about it, I had never actually seen it - cool video. Sorry about your chicken though. I started wondering that too, good on OP for not touching it! You never know what that guy might have done, I didn't like the look in it's eyes! |
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Quoted: Thats odd. Any clue why it was acting like that? Almost like it had been hit in the head with a shovel prior to the videotaping. |
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Can someone imbed Here's a link for ya: http://s1137.photobucket.com/albums/n511/thetusken/?action=view¤t=20121213_114503.mp4 |
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You need to try to get blue jays to nest around your chicken coop. Those mean fuckers kept the hawks and owls away from my grandpas coop. So this explains why I see hawks circling not far from my yard and birdfeeder but they keep their distance. We have several blue jays who call our place home. Thanks for the info. |
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Just watched the video. I guess birds can be retarded too.
Maybe he's part dog and was ashamed of what he'd done. Really though the most logical explanation is the playing dead to ambush a would be attacker though. |
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Awesome video OP. Beautiful land. Don't listen to the haters.
You should PM Gene5 for restitution of the dead chicken. |
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Protected species. Expect to get loved gently by the feds. When the feds show up, get proof that the hawk was theirs. Then sue the shit out of them for damaging your property. |
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