Menu
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
New profile posts
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Forums
Cattle Boards
Beginners Board
black buzzards, any other ideas
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Help Support CattleToday:
Message
<blockquote data-quote="farmerjan" data-source="post: 1392513" data-attributes="member: 25884"><p>We have them here in the Shen valley of Va. too, Had a heifer go to calving, friend living in the house at this farm saw them all around her and took 4 wheeler down and chased them off. She couldn't believe that they would actually bother the cow. Called me, on my way home from work so I went right there. There were 5 other cows there all trying to run them bstds off, and the poor heifer was getting worn down. I stayed with them, didn't have the gun with me at the time, and the heifer got the calf up, it nursed and then took it off into the woods and I figured that she would be okay then. There was also the *&%#** bald eagle there with them that took 122 of my free range layers off in one year. I no longer raise free range layers to sell eggs needless to say. </p><p>The black ones will chase off the turkey buzzards and do destroy the nests and the eggs and young if they can. There is some legislation to allow them to be shot and/or disposed of due to the damage they are doing and that they are not an endangered species. There was such an outcry here about them being close to the city that the F&G actually were setting up traps, somewhat like what have been suggested here, and trapping & killing them because they were so numerous. Used deer carcasses to bait the traps with. They also stink. </p><p>They do not favor dead but actually prefer fresh blood and buzzards actually can smell the blood. The only "bird" that has a sense of smell I think.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerjan, post: 1392513, member: 25884"] We have them here in the Shen valley of Va. too, Had a heifer go to calving, friend living in the house at this farm saw them all around her and took 4 wheeler down and chased them off. She couldn't believe that they would actually bother the cow. Called me, on my way home from work so I went right there. There were 5 other cows there all trying to run them bstds off, and the poor heifer was getting worn down. I stayed with them, didn't have the gun with me at the time, and the heifer got the calf up, it nursed and then took it off into the woods and I figured that she would be okay then. There was also the *&%#** bald eagle there with them that took 122 of my free range layers off in one year. I no longer raise free range layers to sell eggs needless to say. The black ones will chase off the turkey buzzards and do destroy the nests and the eggs and young if they can. There is some legislation to allow them to be shot and/or disposed of due to the damage they are doing and that they are not an endangered species. There was such an outcry here about them being close to the city that the F&G actually were setting up traps, somewhat like what have been suggested here, and trapping & killing them because they were so numerous. Used deer carcasses to bait the traps with. They also stink. They do not favor dead but actually prefer fresh blood and buzzards actually can smell the blood. The only "bird" that has a sense of smell I think. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Cattle Boards
Beginners Board
black buzzards, any other ideas
Top