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As it turns out it was a Cooper's Hawk that got my first chicken. The next day is snowed all day so it didn't come around. On Thursday I saw it sitting on my fence and coop again. My Jack Russell chased it away once and my Doberman a second time. I thought I had taken good enough precautions to...

I lost a hen today to a hawk. From what we can determine from the blood trail, it hit her outside and then she either ran into the coop to escape it and it followed or it took her into the coop. My husband actually lifted up the hatch and caught the hawk in mid lunch. Needless to say, the girls...

Yeah, we had a hawk kill one of our EE's today. The girls are on lockdown until I can get the red fishing line. For now I am running out of the house screaming and waving a broom at the ******* every time it comes back. It's on about a 20 minute cycle. Sorry dude but you are NOT finishing what...

Sorry guys, wrong forum! I don't know how to pull it down and repost in the right one.

Hi there, I have had a Red Tailed hawk around my coop twice today. Should I be concerned? All of my hens are mature and a couple of them are every bit as large as it is. They sound the alarm then I see the bush by the run moving and the hawk comes out the back and flies off. Rest assured that...

Mine killed a sparrow the other day. The EE that is highest in the pecking order was running around with it like it was some kind of major award! I see them dive bombing the birds when I throw scratch, I NEVER imagined they would actually catch one!

My family is wondering how we could POSSIBLY eat our hens when they are done laying eggs. My response was....well I named them Marsala, Picata, Noodle, Biscuit, Curry, Spicy, Ali-fredo, and Frice. It blows my mind how people can bury their heads in the sand and act like our farm fresh eggs have...