can a roo beat a hawk

[gritsar]

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Ditto. The rooster is to warn about dangers so the hens can take cover; not necessarily to take that danger on.

 

[TarzantheChickenMan]

id have to agree with the guinea idea sence i got some my birds take cover a whole lot more the guineas are for ever watching the sky. The guineas sound off on crows and what not but then the birds of prey make a pass at the birds the guinea has al ready warned them.

 

[write2caroline]

Just so you know what the Roo is up against: (This is from my son who is an avid falconry fan)

This story comes from a gentleman who runs a 2000-acre corn farm up around Barron, WI ... not far from Oshkosh. He used to fly F-4Es and F-16s for the Guard and participated in the first Gulf War. Submitted for your enjoyment ... and as a staunch reminder that there are other 'great and magnificent' flyers out there.

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I went out to plant corn for a bit ... in order to finish a field before tomorrow morning. It was during this time that I witnessed "The Great Battle." A golden eagle - with about a six foot wingspan - flew right in front of the tractor. It was being chased by three black crows that were continually dive-bombing it ... and pecking at it. The
crows do this because the eagles rob their nests ... when they can locate them.

At any rate, the eagle banked hard right in one evasive maneuver ... and then landed in the field about 100 feet from the tractor. This eagle stood about 3 feet tall. The crows all landed too ... and took up positions around the eagle at approximately 120 degrees apart ... but kept their distance at about 20 feet from the big bird. The
eagle would alternately take a couple steps towards each one of the crows ... and they'd hop backwards in order to keep their distance. Then the eagle's 'reinforcement' showed up.

I happened to spot the eagle's mate hurtling down out of the sky ... at what appeared to be approximately 1.5 Mach! Just before impact ... the eagle on the ground took flight (obviously a coordinated tactic; probably pre-briefed) and the three crows which were watching the grounded eagle also took flight ... obviously thinking they were
going to get in some more pecking on the big bird. The first crow being targeted by the diving eagle never stood a snowball's chance in heck.
There was a mid-air explosion of black feathers and that crow was an immediate mort. The diving eagle then banked hard left in what had to be a 9G climbing turn ... using the energy it had accumulated in the dive ... and hit crow #2 less than two seconds later. BLAM -- another crow dead!

The grounded eagle ... which was now airborne and with an altitude advantage on the remaining crow (which was now streaking eastward in full burner) ... made a short dive and then banked hard right into the evading crow. SPLAT - crow #3 bit the dust at about 20 feet AGL.

This aerial battle was better than any air show I've been to ... including the war birds show at Oshkosh. The two eagles ripped the crows apart and ate them on the ground. As I got closer and closer ... working my way across the field ... I passed within 20 feet of one of them as it ate its catch. It stopped and looked at me as I
went by ... and you could see by the look in that bird's eyes that it knew who the 'Boss Of The Sky' was. What a beautiful and magnificent bird!

You gotta love it ... these eagles not only killed their enemies -- they ate them! Talk about intimidation factor!

Caroline

 

[ellieroo]

On my way to work I saw a dove and a sharpshin hawk in an air battle that was full of highspeed turns at very low level, belwo car top, it went on right down the middle of the street.Finally some pines appeared and the dove dove in and I think made it.Amazing flying by both!

 

[hankus]

Old timers tell me that a good game roo with his cutters on would, could and has.

 

[naked_heels]

I would said any Gamefowl that is the king of the coop would take on any hawk. Some gamefowl is bigger than a hawk, such as Shamo, Saipai, Ganoi or Thai. They are natural fighter. Just my thought

 

[gsim]

I am guessing here but a large aggressive roo no doubt could chase off a Kestrel or something that small. Red tail or owl, forget it.

 

[M To The Maxx]

My self Blue OEG roo Thunder protected his girls and killed a hawk 3 times his size (he is a bantam). He loved his girls. I wish he was still with us!

Here is a pic of our protector.

 

[Ms~Silkie~Girl]

i dont know about hawks, but my rooster chases the crows away from the pen

i love my rooster..

 

[Kung Foo Chicken]

Beat up no. They could however make it where the meal is not worthwhile.

The first and only time I had trouble with hawks was just last week. It flew down
into a 10x10 chain link fence and was attacking my oegb hen Betty. The little roo was
dive bombing the hawk and distracting it. Betty looked dead but, was fainted (weird).
He saved her but, not overcoming the hawk more so distracting it. I have since put another
chain link panel over the top of their run.

When I was kid I watched two OEG roosters double team a hawk at my babysitter's home. It was
not beaten at all only frustrated.