Are Some Colors More Attractive to Aerial Predators?

[Lothiriel]

I am making this poll for OldGuy43.

While I just started keeping chickens last spring and have seen over 14 hawks circling near my place, have a huge flock of crows during the day as well as owls at night, I have never lost a bird to any of these. While part of our flock's run is covered by a tree an area of about 50'x10' is completely open to aerial attack and that's where they spend most of their day.

Since I keep only Red Sex Links that got me to wondering if color has something to do with it.​

 

[bufforp89]

I have noticed that I have lost mostly light colored and white birds to hawks but I have lost a few barred ones as well. I have yet to lose a 'dark colored' bird though to hawks....interesting..

 

[Lothiriel]

All the birds I've lost to hawks have been barred. And all the stuff I read about the barring being camoflage... Go figure.

 

[pips&peeps]

Haven't lost any to aerial predators during the day and I have all colors. No, the white ones do not attract attention.........

 

[OldGuy43]

Thanks again Lothiriel.

Have a nice holiday.

 

[dawg53]

I lost a Barred Rock to a hawk this past January. A few months ago another hawk tried to get one of my Hamburgs but I frightened it off.

 

[kari_dawn]

I ALWAYS loose white birds before any other color

I have stopped keeping white birds for this reason.

 

[scratch'n'peck]

I have actually read that crows can help deter hawk attacks. The crows may decide to steal a few eggs though.

 

[zazouse]

They do not care they will take whatever they think they can, don't matter what color it is.

 

[Beekissed]

pips&peeps :

Haven't lost any to aerial predators during the day and I have all colors. No, the white ones do not attract attention.........

Ditto!​