chickmomma03
Songster
I was outside in the drive talking this afternoon. As I looked out toward the back yard (my roo crowed, alert crow) I scan and see a hawk perched in the CLOSEST tree in my neighbor's yard to mine. I ran out back and as I'm coming out the back door that hawk who was HUGE swooped down and was going to make an attempt to access my chickens. I think I startled it with the slam of the back door. It had swooped but right after the door slam it came back up and went off out the back part of the yard and perched itself in a squatting spot in a tree behind my property watching. I snapped a couple (crappy quality I think) pictures and went to move toward and scare it off, it flew off. I ran back into the house to grab extra wire, pliers, and a few other supplies. Headed back out and spent the next 2 1/2hrs reinforcing and running extra wire for extra protection. I had it on my to do list to add more wire in (I ran out and had to buy some), but hadn't gotten to that point yet.
I knew hawks were a concern (along with owls and a few other predators), they like to hang out in the area, and a hawk just got the neighbor's male duck (I'm sure of it now), but I figured since I'm out there so often and the hawks hadn't messed with anything I had some time. I think since having a taste of what's around the hawks decided to be bolder. I really hope that all the work I did was enough, I feel like it is after taking a good look at it.
I knew hawks were a concern (along with owls and a few other predators), they like to hang out in the area, and a hawk just got the neighbor's male duck (I'm sure of it now), but I figured since I'm out there so often and the hawks hadn't messed with anything I had some time. I think since having a taste of what's around the hawks decided to be bolder. I really hope that all the work I did was enough, I feel like it is after taking a good look at it.