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Fair enough.

Offense has been taken when none was intended. Hopefully I can clarify myself. Yes, I do think shooting first and asking questions later is a bit harsh. This is just my opinion that I have a right to as you have a right to yours. Personally, I like to think that neighbors should talk to each...

Well, OK then. As a chicken owner and a dog owner I do think this is a little harsh. As we know, it's not the dog's fault, they are just doing what comes naturally to them. I'm not trying to start a fight, it's just that I wish people would talk with each other before taking this kind of...

Yeah, I do remind myself that a number of states further south don't have proper equipment for snow removal. Up here, if they know a big snow is coming the plow trucks are dispatched before the snowfall so they can hopefully stay ahead of the accumulation. Sometimes that works...

No, no...no snow here. We were just discussing winter in general.

I have to admit I do get a chuckle when what we consider a minimal amount of snow can close down everything in a southern state. Though I also have to knowledge that I am a tad bit jealous when I think of a winter with little to no snow and relatively warm temps. I have learned to survive...

Thanks for the suggests Scooter147. Seems that I have a project for this coming weekend.

I do have standard size hens...maybe that's why I haven't had trouble with the hawks yet. I do think one is a Cooper and the other a Redtail.

As I am in Wisconsin one of my concerns about netting is the weight of snow and ice...I am assuming that the holes in the netting aren't large enough to allow a heavy snow to pass through the openings, am I right about that? They do have a covered run, but I hate to keep them confined to that...

Oh crap...I have 2 hawks that hang out around my house. I have my chickens in an open enclosure and have patio umbrellas stuck in the ground to give them some cover...sure sounds like I need to rethink how to discourage these hawks once their other sources of food are depleted during the winter.