At one time I wanted to be a falconer, but after much research it was just too big of a commitment and opted out. Seeing that video was badass, but makes me feel sorry for my girls. They have no chance if a hawk finds a gap in my netting. Like, literally no chance. No wonder the other two were...
Looks like I will be putting up netting. The thing that is strange though is that one of the kill sites was in between the fence (6' tall) and the coop (10' tall) which has a gap just big enough for a person to walk by. I don't know how a hawk would be able to shoot through that small of a gap...
This is my second hen to be taken and the aftermath was the same for both. During daylight, inside the run, surrounded by feathers with heads in tact. No holes in fence or burrows under it. Neck and breasts picked clean. Some of the innards taken but not all. Its only been 1 hen each day. I have...