My 10 year old brother got mad when he saw a hawk trying to attack the 6 week old chicks and shot it with a nerf gun. Surprisingly, it flew away and didn't bother coming back.
Also, do NOT try killing them. In most states (including mine) it is illegal to kill a red tailed hawk. (One of my friends learned that the hard way :/) Using a bb gun of some sort will scare them off (as said in the post above me).
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I have a lot of red tailed hawks. When my chickens were around the age of 6-8 weeks, we brought them outside and the hawks went insane. By 10-12 weeks (now) we have brought them outside for a little walk, and though we do hear the hawks, they do not seem to be going after the chickens. The...