Hawks uhhh and my dog

[Chicken-lovebirdchihuahua]

I love haws,
As long as they are far far far away from my chickens my roo has done a good job but I am scared we have lost two to hawks

 

[Chicken-lovebirdchihuahua]

And my dog gets them if they hop over the fence what do I do to keep them both away

 

[Folly's place]

If I have a hawk attack, I confine my flock in their coop and covered run for at least a week, or longer, until that hawk moves elsewhere. Free ranging is a risk; having plenty of hiding places, shrubs, etc, helps too.
Were you talking about your dog killing the chickens? Separation is the key there, and possibly serious dog training, but not togetherness!
Mary

 

[Chicken-lovebirdchihuahua]

Thanks that helped a lot

 

[new2chx]

Are the hawk attacks happening while the hens are contained or free ranging? If contained, does your run have a netting over the top? If not, that would be a good solution (and stop them from escaping out of the run into danger dog territory. If the area is really large, maybe stringing fishing filament in a cross pattern would work. Otherwise, you can buy rolls of lightweight netting to use.

 

[Chicken-lovebirdchihuahua]

Thanks do you know how much I would cost to make a run I'm only worried it will cost a lot

 

[marktoo]

This should give you some idea. https://www.mypetchicken.com/catalog/Runs-Fencing-and-Netting-c30.aspx

 

[drumstick diva]

How much will it cost to keep replacing dead chickens?

 

[rosemarythyme]

If you free range predators are always going to be a risk you take. If your own dog is a predator then either you need to work on training the dog and/or keep the dog contained while the chickens are around. My dogs do not go outside if the chickens are outside, and vice versa - and both dogs and chickens only get free time if I can supervise.

 

[Chicken-lovebirdchihuahua]

Cool we do that now we check and make sure no ones out side the fence but thanks for the advice our dog is old so it wouldn't really be worth training him