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    hawks hunting my RIR

    Thanks so much for all the info! I have learned so much in only one day!
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    Hawk protection? LOL!

    Great idea! I might try it. I have a hawk nest with a mating pair and offspring in the trees behind my house. They hunt my RIR regularly. I just had to keep them penned up the last week because I coouldn't find a solution!
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    hawks hunting my RIR

    Our chickens spend lot of time under our Leyland Cypress when let out. I have seen the hawks sitting in our yard so you are right about cover forcing them to the ground. The cockerol has protected the pullets once from a cat. We saw the cat running away from them and the cockerol leading the...
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    hawks hunting my RIR

    Thanks for the input. I was afraid there was nothing we could do about it. I haven't called animal control because I figured their hands would be tied as well. My only other thought was maybe the rooster would be able to handle the hawk and protect the hens.
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    hawks hunting my RIR

    Hi! We have 5 hens and one rooster. They are about 3.5 months old. We also have a nest of hawks behind our house in the trees. You can hear them screeching all day. I think they are red-tailed hawks. We used to let the chickens out all day and put them in at night. But the hawks started...
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