Sadly one of our chicks has died – July 22nd 2023

22 July 2023

Last night our smallest chick died.
This was not unexpected as reports are coming in from all over the county of brood depletion due to the weather conditions and lack of prey.
Barn owls struggle to hunt in the high winds such as we witnessed last weekend. Rain is also their enemy so put the two together and it is unsurprising we have the perfect storm.
The harvest is underway so we may get a glut of mice to help the eldest chick survive if the weather improves.