Omgosh Suburban - that REALLY JUST SUCKS!!!!! I'm so sorry. It's traumatizing and they always seem to get the favorites.
I haven't seen any hawks today - they're either full or my decoy is working.
My roosters are only about 5 months old. I also have a tom turkey, but he's young too (This years bird). He does pay close attention to the hawks - but I don't think my roosters are old enough yet to protect. The barred rock - Rupert - he's starting to. He hasn't even crowed yet and is like 5...
I have always loved birds of prey - until I got chickens.
I don't own a gun.
This is the first chicken loss that I've cried about - I think it's all catching up with me. The first time I thought - well ****, that just sucks - my favorite girl - I guess sometimes this happens.
Second...
There are three hawks that have taken to just living around my chickens it seems. I have lost 3 hens in 1.5 months - my most favorite barred rock hen today. How is it they seem to just pick my favorites??
I put out a hawk decoy I got at TSC company, but I think it's a coopers hawk intended to...