The Poultry Keeper The Independent Forum for Poultry Keepers    FAQ   Search     Register   Log in  sparrowhawks in my nestbox Goto page 1, 2  Next          The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> General & Misc Author Message thehenman Joined: 12 Oct 2007 Posts: 171 Location: lincolnshire Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 2:54 pm    Post subject: sparrowhawks in my nestbox got a pair of sparrow hawks nesting in my nestbox ,are they known for taking chickens Back to top kated Joined: 01 Nov 2006 Posts: 1608 Location: norfolk Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 3:27 pm    Post subject: Never seen it but wouldn't risk it either. They are always after the sparrows and greenfinches at my birdtable. They will tackle a woodpigeon so a bantam would be no trouble I guess. Back to top thehenman Joined: 12 Oct 2007 Posts: 171 Location: lincolnshire Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 4:35 pm    Post subject: i was gonner put a camera in the box ,wish i had now,i was hoping for a owl to nest in there ,its on a 25 ft pole , dont think any cats will get up it do you Back to top Pekinout Joined: 29 Apr 2008 Posts: 437 Location: Cornwall Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 4:44 pm    Post subject: If they take rabbits, pheasant and doves then they'll be tempted to take a bantam or two. Back to top JaxMax Joined: 06 Feb 2008 Posts: 73 Location: Dublin Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 4:46 pm    Post subject: A few years ago a Sparrowhawk took on one of my cats (or may have been the other way around!) - not too sure who was the 'victor' but there was fur and feathers everywhere and both survived! Jackie Back to top thehenman Joined: 12 Oct 2007 Posts: 171 Location: lincolnshire Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 4:47 pm    Post subject: they must be building the nest at the moment cus there to and fro all day long Back to top Pekinout Joined: 29 Apr 2008 Posts: 437 Location: Cornwall Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 4:59 pm    Post subject: I bet they think they're in heaven nesting next to a takeaway lol Back to top thehenman Joined: 12 Oct 2007 Posts: 171 Location: lincolnshire Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 5:48 pm    Post subject: ive got all my little chicks only 100 foot from them, they seem to fly out the other way though,until they have young that need feeding Back to top jaydee67 Moderator Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 4786 Location: Shetland Islands Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 5:54 pm    Post subject: I would net over the chicks personally! Back to top Henwife Joined: 31 Jan 2006 Posts: 2715 Location: Monmouthshire Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 6:11 pm    Post subject: My bantams hate sparrowhawks with good reason I suspect. I've never known them to take full sized bantams, but chicks they will, and all mine are under cover. However, they are good ratters, and I fear that the emaciated dead sparrow hawk we found at the top of the garden recently might have had one with a newly filled belly of poison. The dying rats hide. Back to top Attila The Hen Joined: 19 Sep 2005 Posts: 389 Location: Shetland Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 12:54 pm    Post subject: Err, are you sure that's not a Kestrel? Kestrels will use boxes, Sparrowhawks usually take over old corvid nests. Attila Back to top sasha.p Joined: 04 Sep 2005 Posts: 453 Location: gwent Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 10:46 pm    Post subject: i wish i had the time to make a few nest boxes like that i would love to put up some owl boxes around our woods well done but what i want to know the most is where on earth did you manage to find a 25ft pole to mount it on Back to top mojo Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 9868 Location: GLENAY north deux sevre FRANCE Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 2:53 pm    Post subject: ex flag pole? Back to top thehenman Joined: 12 Oct 2007 Posts: 171 Location: lincolnshire Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 6:20 pm    Post subject: scrap pipe i found at work Back to top Christine Joined: 29 Mar 2008 Posts: 63 Location: somerset Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 7:30 pm    Post subject: What a lovely picture. Hope they stay away from your chicks. I doubt very much if a cat would get up there, theres nothing to grip to with it being such a smooth surface and they would probably end up sliding down. Must be brave cat to tackle them anyway. Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> General & Misc All times are GMT + 1 Hour Goto page 1, 2  Next Page 1 of 2 Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group