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The Hawk is Back

September 6, 2013

Everyone is fine. Really. But my life has just been turned on its head again. Right now Patches is outside with the chickens and Jimmy.

Happy dog
Patches loves being outside

It’s been awhile since we’ve had a hawk attack. In fact, it’s been about two months, but Jimmy and Ryan scared it off and it never came back.

Best friends
Ryan hangs out a little behind Jimmy all the time, letting him be the boss. But they were both master hawk defenders.

I take it back – Patches is now inside and I’m blogging from the back porch, surrounded by chickens. Awkward.

A beautiful hen
Gimli goes to her new home tomorrow, along with Aragorn and Boromir.

Here’s the deal – raising chickens is fraught with peril. I live in the city and have a six foot privacy fence, so raccoons, opossum, foxes and other four legged critters aren’t a danger. Predatory birds, however, are. I’ve had two girls, last year, killed by hawks. I hate hawks. If you were reading last year, you might remember Peep, my lap baby Cochin who was killed by a hawk on my birthday.

Look at that face!
Look at that face! Who wouldn’t want a lap chicken? She’s so CUTE!!! I miss her so.

We went all summer free ranging during the day because I had a glorious guard goose, Ryan Gosling. Who migrated a couple of weeks ago. It was only a matter of time before the hawks realized this. I heard panicked squawking yesterday and ran out to find a hawk perched on top of the coop, watching the flock huddle under the herb beds. Probably biding his time, about to jump down and begin a feast.

My Ginger chicken
Ginger Pye is more than two years old, still laying well. She knows from hawk attacks.

So we’re back to caging the girls. I’m out with them this morning, grateful for my wifi connection. A couple of months from now I’ll be grateful for my fingerless wool gloves. I’ll stay out with them for about an hour, then put them all back in the coop with food and water, repeating this in the afternoon.

Crested duck
Poor Jim. He’s always vigilant. But he can’t defend the girls all by himself.

Even now I’m scanning the horizon every minute or two, running my eyes over rooftops, tree lines, fences, looking for that hawk. They know a free meal when they see it.

Sorry. Didn’t mean to be a downer. Just giving y’all a heads up on life at Casa de Pulga, the wee farm here. I’ll answer a couple of questions today, as that’s what Fridays are about. Jan K asks:

[quote align=”center” color=”#999999″] Is there an email subscription option, I couldn’t find it? Thx![/quote]

There is now. 🙂 I added it near the top on the right. Thanks for putting that bug in my ear. And it seems one question is all I have energy for. See, Slim Doggy and his pals have inspired me to exercise, so this morning I took a long, brisk walk with a friend. Now even my fingers are pooped.

Until I write again …

Flea

 

 

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