What keeps hawks away?

First video hawk (juvenile female Coopers Hawk) does not provide evidence of hawk harming standard sized adult hen chickens. Bantams and silkies do not make the cut as such. Hen only group also noted.

Second video does implicate hawk engaging an standard sized adult hen chicken in a hen-only group.

Note I write standard sized adult hen chicken. Outcome likely to be very different when adult standard sized rooster chicken(s) involved. Coopers Hawks are the one predator I see roosters are really effective against.
 
First video hawk (juvenile female Coopers Hawk) does not provide evidence of hawk harming standard sized adult hen chickens. Bantams and silkies do not make the cut as such. Hen only group also noted.

Second video does implicate hawk engaging an standard sized adult hen chicken in a hen-only group.

Note I write standard sized adult hen chicken. Outcome likely to be very different when adult standard sized rooster chicken(s) involved. Coopers Hawks are the one predator I see roosters are really effective against.
Gotcha! Sure wish I could have roosters!
Holwachagot
 
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First video hawk (juvenile female Coopers Hawk) does not provide evidence of hawk harming standard sized adult hen chickens. Bantams and silkies do not make the cut as such. Hen only group also noted.

Second video does implicate hawk engaging an standard sized adult hen chicken in a hen-only group.

Note I write standard sized adult hen chicken. Outcome likely to be very different when adult standard sized rooster chicken(s) involved. Coopers Hawks are the one predator I see roosters are really effective against.

They'll kill hens with roosters. Maybe not as often but it'll happen. My rooster alerted me recently to one getting picked off. He was pretty alarmed by it. But... it happens.
 
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They'll kill hens with roosters. Maybe not as often but it'll happen. My rooster alerted me recently to one getting picked off. He was pretty alarmed by it. But... it happens.


Everything is about reducing risks / costs. I do not imply absolutes. If you can prevent the majority of losses by employing a rooster and hawks are your biggest taker of birds then roosters are often a suitable approach for preventing losses.
 

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