I used to have hawks perch on my fence and wait. BUT NOT MORE. I bought hawk netting and put it up around the coop in the area where the hawks can swoop down. You can get this netting here: https://www.amazon.com/Best-Choice-Products-Multi-Filament-Protective/dp/B001W2AG2M
IT WORKS!
Patti
I have a flock of ten 9-month old chickens - 3 golden buffs, 3 silver-laced wyandottes and 3 speckled sussex. Now that they are laying, I have one chicken (Audrey) who sleeps in the chicken coop (well, she used to) and the other girls sleep in the chicken run up near the roof in the rafters...