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I have the same thing with my light brahBr hens. The buff Brahma all roost, but the light do not. They usually huddle in the corners under the nesting boxes. I even have ramps built so they can walk up to the roosting poles.

They may become slightly more aggressive this time of year, but this has been an ongoing problem. There are a lot of hawks every day, and have been for the past few years.

Shoot, shovel, and shut up?

I agree. I see way to many redtail hawks, but it's always the Cooper's hawks and chicken hawks that give problems.

Georgia. About 30 miles south of Atlanta airport.

I would have disagreed with myself yesterday morning. The only problem with a permit is that you can be denied, and then you're on their radar. Is it better just to not get caught and handle it? The county sheriff's office generally has the attitude that you can protect your livestock, so no...

There is a fair amount of misinformation out there about hawks. It is NOT illegal to harass hawks, or destroy inactive nests. It is illegal to harass eagles without a depredation permit. It is also possible to get a depredation permit for killing hawks. (Hard, but not impossible) Hawks are only...

I have 2 solid buildings, but I'm not going to keep 90 chickens inside all day

Black headed vultures do kill prey, but usually they go for young calves or goats. The golden eagles will sit on top of the A frame that holds the netting up and try to figure out how to get in. I lost one chicken to a hawk a year ago before I put netting up. The hawks have no fear of humans...

I'm aware it is illegal, but this is getting crazy. Has anyone ever had a hawk climb up wire fence and fight through netting to get into a chicken pen? I'm seeing anywhere from 12-30 hawks a day, plus eagles and vultures.

I have 94 chickens in 2 pens. I have wire fence and nylon netting over the top of the entire pens. The netting is zip tied to the vertical wire fencing about every 2 feet, and overlaps by at least a foot. Today I had a Cooper's hawk fight his way in between the fence and netting between 2 zip...