Hi Anne; cotton or whatever, cheep is good. Biodegradability is best. I wouldn't use fishing line. The stuff is indestructible. The object is to make the hawk think it has no place to land not to injure it. If it can land in the run it will go into the coop. What to do if you catch one? The law is clear as mud. Most predators are fair game if they are attacking livestock. That includes chickens. In some cases transporting wild creatures to another location is illegal. Keeping it is also illegal. In some locations the laws are not enforced in others the animal cops are everywhere.
Ol' George
--- In CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com, Hudson <lovedle2@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Ol' George,
>
> I hate to bother you again but I had a roll of cotton kite string (520') and
> decided to start weaving the line back and forth between the two fences
> tonight. I got to thinking after I finished whether you meant cotton, nylon
> or polyester. The 520' only covered about 10' of the yard. Before I go out
> and buy more string, I'd sure like to know which one is best to use. I can
> see that this will work well to keep out that pesky hawk. I'm sure he'll be
> back. I can say the cotton is really neat looking and easy to work with. I
> also have 10-20-30-40 pound fishing line on hand. I just want to use the
> right one to be assured we don't lose any of these precious babies.
>
> Thanks so much for your help.
>
> Anne H.
>
> P.S. When I was growing up, the kite string was cotton. Heaven knows what
> the kids are using today. LOL!
>
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 2:36 PM, Old George <barnmanager@...>wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Hi Anne: Kite String. Run it back and forth across the pen. Make the lines
> > about one to two feet apart. Cheep, easy to put up and effective. This is
> > one of those times when a Kombat Rooster come in handy.
> >
> > Ol' George
>
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