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This is not a canned hunt for hawks as provided by typical physically impaired chickens (bred for looks without consideration for survival characteristics) and a lack of cover as typical of barren yards and runs without proper covering.
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Call is not the typical warning "hrrrrrrrrr" sound for hawk. It is more of a deep "cackle". If warning call for hawk made, then it is prior to flock entering cover. The sound of interest made from heavy cover when flock is stationary. Hawk is worrying flock and they are staying...
My free-range flock of American Dominiques (1 male, 5 females), bantam American Dominique (1 male), red jungle fowl (3 female), and American games (1 male, 1 female) are having issues with a red-tailed hawk that took out a red jungle fowl male 2 weeks ago. Lost bird was in habit of ranging...