hawk

A short video about how I solved our hawk problem!

Recently I woke up to clucking and I thought one thing, "That darn hawk!" I put on my shoes and rushed outside, But it was too late, My rooster, Rocky, Killed that hawk. Blood was over the coop, and our ducks and chickens, Especially our duck Abigail were quacking, My rooster stood on the body...

Recently my Rooster prevented a hawk attack against my ducks when a hawk landed down and tried attacking them, Unfortunately, that hawk did not take that kindly and came back for round two, This time coming for one of our chickens, It was the same hawk (It has some marks and feathers lose when...

Hi all, i have a pet white silkie and my girlfriend wants to dye her wingtips and tail for easter fun. My concern is that will make her much more visible to predators as she and my other chicken have free range of the back yard during the day. The only predators we have to worry about in our...

Our chicken was attacked by a hawk, we thought she was fine but a couple hours later discovered a bad gash. I believe what was visible was the “brisket” of chicken in meat terms. We treated her by cleaning the wound and stitching her up. She is sleeping inside in a dog crate. It is covered and...

Had my second hawk attack today (last one was almost 2 years ago). Had a 2 month old silkie with a single pinhole puncture wound and a OEGB hen with a few little cuts and a bloody eye (caused by the cut at the corner of her eye, no actual damage to the eye suspected); will keep a close eye on...

Hi all, I unfortunately across from my lot have a couple of Redtail Hawks that roost during spring/summer. My ducks enclosure is enclosed with hardware cloth & chicken wire. Chicken wire is across the top. 1/3 of the food also has sunscreen paneling for shade. So the hawks can’t actually get in...

A small hawk who keeps hunting our birdfeeders. He is bold! Just stood there looking at me when he was perched on the porch railing after a failed raid.

I lost my favorite hen to a hawk yesterday. While searching for her, I found a nest of her eggs. I don’t know how long they have been there, but there are 8 eggs. I have a broody hen and would like to know if I can put Dolly’s (lost hen) eggs under Lolita (broody). Dolly was my favorite chicken...

So, it finally happened. I had my first hawk attack. My flock of 11 is in their run all day and I only let them out when I am there. My broody Sebright hatched out a baby duck and 2 chicks. She wanted nothing to do with the chicks (they are now inside with me in a brooder, happy as can be with...

Unfortunately after 4 years we had our first hawk attack. Thankfully only one hen has a minor injury and missing feathers (its been tended to and we think she will make a full recovery), but our very loved rooster is missing. We didn't witness the attack and unfortunately didn't capture it on...

Does keeping black chickens help protect from hawks? I am getting ready to do a major flock expansion this summer as I built my ultimate chicken coop. I read on a couple of places that black birds / crows are enemies of hawks typically scare the hawks away and that the hawks confuse black...

I had a flock of seven chickens but today I looked outside and they were all dead. I found five of the bodies and was able to bury them but I’m missing two but I don’t know what would kill the entire flock and leave most of the bodies completely intact? We’ve had a hawk recently going between my...

Yesterday morning my hen was attacked by a hawk. By the time we got to her all we found was a pile of feathers and blood. The hawk came back and sat watching us. Today our hen came back and although she is eating and drinking fine, we noticed she has a huge hole in her left side under her wing...

Do those owl statues actually keep hawks away? Is there any other solutions? I've been looking for some sort of hawk repellent since they've been so bad for us, one attacked my runner a few weeks ago and I've just been so nervous since 😥 Ive been keeping them locked up for most of the day but...

So I've now read a fair amount of things here to help deter hawks. The hawk(s) seem to be getting more aggressive. Great info and help here though! This evening the hawk swooped ME. I came outside expecting to scare him off again because my hens were yelling, but I couldn't find him. Then I...

Hi everyone, This morning, a couple meters away from the chicken coop, I saw a pigeon/dove that had its insides completely scooped out... It was very sad to see. I've never seen a bird attacked like this in my backyard before. We have feral cats, raccoons, skunks, and possums in the area (with...

Those who free range their chickens have had problems or fears with regards raptors preying on the flock, whether they are hawks, eagles or owls. There are a number of deterrent ideas to utilize, one of which being to put crow decoys around which need to be consistently moved around and cannot...

For over a month (it's winter here) I've had a hawk roost in a cedar tree right above the coop/pen/run area. It hasn't been an issue because the flock is wintering in their predator proof pen. My chickens don't even know the hawk is there due to tarps on the pen to stop wind! However, I am...

When i go to give my bantam buff Cochin hen some scritchies, she makes a distressed noise!? Maybe she thinks my hand is a scary hawk i dont want her to be scared!!