I have heard of some folks using an effigy of a vulture to repel them. Looked online and found some for around $100 but didn’t order it. Our county extension agent said that their are blueprints online of how to make one using a tire inner tube.
Lost a hen to Red Tailed hawk. It came through a hole in the top of the chicken run and then couldn’t get back out on its own. I figure about any hawk, owl, or eagle big enough to be a threat to a chicken is a threat.
Black Vultures are a serious threat to new born baby calves. We lost one...