St. Phatty
Active member
"Make them think you're dead, then rise up when they least expect it."
Not sure if that is a line in Sun Tzu, "The Art of War" - but it could be.
I came home to a sad sight on Thursday afternoon. A big pile of white feathers (big pile for a small bird.)
Thought that was a sign of "Game Over" for one of my birds. Normally day-time attacks where I live are the work of hawks, and the signature is piles of feathers.
2 days later - SHE LIVES !!
Missing a lot of feathers, but Alive (Knock on Wood !!!)
That's my second chicken that has survived a hawk attack. The first one happened when I was in the living room. I heard some very loud squawking and ran outside to find a black adult chicken trapped inside a metal trap (where it ran to escape), and a LARGE red hawk, sitting on the fence with its wings spread.
Not sure if that is a line in Sun Tzu, "The Art of War" - but it could be.
I came home to a sad sight on Thursday afternoon. A big pile of white feathers (big pile for a small bird.)
Thought that was a sign of "Game Over" for one of my birds. Normally day-time attacks where I live are the work of hawks, and the signature is piles of feathers.
2 days later - SHE LIVES !!
Missing a lot of feathers, but Alive (Knock on Wood !!!)
That's my second chicken that has survived a hawk attack. The first one happened when I was in the living room. I heard some very loud squawking and ran outside to find a black adult chicken trapped inside a metal trap (where it ran to escape), and a LARGE red hawk, sitting on the fence with its wings spread.