Obviously, I get a good many BHP inquiries. One of the first things mentioned by people is "they get rather large and need a lot of space". And, while that CAN be true....it doesn't have to be.

This is a 6 year old female "Eastern" sitting on a 32 quart nest box. This female has laid 3 good clutches for me...one a day before this shot.
You can see that...she isn't very big.


She eats 3 or 4 small rats a week. While capable of eating much larger food items.....I'm always weary of feeding them too much... because of the fat content problems associated with them.
Just because an animal CAN eat an extra large rat....DOESN'T mean it SHOULD! Ha.

Well, anyway....I just wanted to show.... that they can be kept a moderate size.

Here is another female in a 32 quart nest....this girl is over 18 years old.


She laid 11 good eggs for me the other day.

Cheers,
D.

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