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CDs have been used by lots of folks for years. Most of the time they are strung up on strings and hung from poles or trees since it is the random flashes from when the light hits them that is supposed to work. Some swear by them, others have had attacks even with them.

Try using a cat litter box with a cover with bedding inside as portable nest boxes. :D

I think that a snake may give them another reason to come around since that is more food for them.

Around here I have seen small dogs and cats even carried off. I tried to warn a neighbor about that a few years back when they were keeping their toy poodle outside and then they wondered why it disappeared on them. 20 pounds though just might be safe from hawks, but be mindful of other...

When I was little we had "Guard Duck" named Quackers. We lived in a trailor park and were not allowed to have a dog so my dad trained a duck. He would not leave the yard but wouldn't let others in either. Quackers was also potty trained. He would go to one tree to do his business and would...

Wow, so sad and that is just one MEAN hawk. I mean, I can forgive an animal just trying to survive but to just kill needlessly...

I was reading on one site that raising geese alongside a flock of chickens can help prevent hawk attacks. Has anyone here used that method? What were your results?

Boy, it doesn't take long for word to get out around here that there are new chickens in the area. I went out to check on the ones I got from NcGrammie yesterday (All doing fine and happy) and I saw two hawks circling overhead. It is a good think that their run is covered once they are big...

The last time we kept chickens our family dog was the best hawk deterrent. I never had him pegged as a brave dog until we got the chickens. He was a dachshund/lab mix that we got from the pound. He looked like a lab that was shorter than average with a long back. ;) The dog and cat worked...