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OT: owl pellets..dang dog..

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DENNIS MIN

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All,

I've got a mutt that can sniff out an owl pellet from a distance.

Too bad he pukes them up later wen in the house.

I can't get rid of the owls, and like the idea that mice are being consumed, but perhaps there's a method to deter mutt's penchant for the pellets.

Welcoming all advice,
D.
 
Ha, Ha!
Your dog is just being a dog.

We had a little BICHON (white) that would keep packing back some "Bear Pellets". She would chew them, roll on them, and hide some for later.

That was her "perfume" too.
Stopped when the bear found better places to "go"!

Nice to hear that you have owls around. We have some Great Grays that nest out at the farm - beautiful birds! This picture is from 2 years ago, but they should be nesting here very soon.
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Hank,


That picture is nearly a calendar photo. Where roughly are those owls?

I only see the pellets, unfortunately after the mutt drags them in my house.

D.
 
The Great Grays are about 1 hour North of Edmonton, Alberta.
The picture was taken from a blind on a nearby tree in about May/June.
A fellow comes out and bands them every year.

We also have the Northern Saw-Whets, which will use a nest box. If the pictures upload, you can see the Momma Saw-Whet peeking out of a nest box; the other picture shows her babies in the nest box (5 of them, I think). They get banded also.

I love owls, and always try to provide a good habitat for them.
........... and sorry, I never did answer your question!
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Hank,

Is there a welcoming house size? I like the owls as well, but would like to offer a residence for them on my property.

I know little of owls, other than the coughed up treats in my house.

D.
 
The Great Grays use the previous year's hawks nests; they are quite high and hard to spot at times. This picture shows the nest with the hatchlings, if that is what they are called.
Storms will bring down the fragile hawks nests at times, so artificial nest platforms are put up also, to help out these beautiful owls. The owls do not build their own nests, and there may not be hawks nests around for them to use.
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Hope this link works for the plans for a Saw-Whet nest box. You may have to scroll down a bit to see the dimensions.
I placed them up about 10 to 12 feet above ground level. I use an aluminum ladder to mount them.
Put about 2 to 3 inches of wood shavings in the bottom (they have to be cleaned out each year).
I'm still looking for the plans for the Great Gray nest platform. Thanks for your interest.
Saw Whet nest box plans
 
Found something like what I made for a nest platform for the Great Gray. I just changed 30 cm to 12 inches, etc.
This one needs to be up 20 to 30 feet. you need to place the sticks etc, from an old magpie or crow's nest inside once it is placed in position.
Just make a depression in the center of the sticks, about the size of the female Gray's body.
The Great Grays are likely already nesting now, so do it for next year. The Saw Whets' box should be up in April, as they do migrate - the Great Grays stay year round in my area. Find out if they are even in your area.
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Obsoletist.

I had a hard time believing the pellets were worth anything!.

Dang dog, but he's got to get better than that, His current intake is just enough to barf indoors.


D.
 
Printed off the Great Gray nest platform that I had in a Word document, scanned it in and saved it as a jpg file.
If all of this works, here is a larger copy of the GG platform dimensions.
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We have a place about 15 miles from home with a barn where we store hay. Used to have too many horses for the amount of hay we could store in the barn at home, so had to go out and get a load a couple times toward the end of winter.

Old barn had owls in it, and owl pellets all over the place. Mrs.(WA) insisted on taking her little dog out for a hay trip. We managed to keep her out of the owl pellets, but she apparently was still able to find some cat manure to eat instead. Threw up all over Mrs. on the way home. Little dog didn't get to come with us after that. Kinda wished we'd let her fill up on owl pellets.
 
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