Can you identify this hawk? :(

[heiditam]

We are having issues with hawks. One looked like pictured. One was a little bigger and mostly gray. They fly from perch to perch, stalk.

 

[N F C]

There are a lot of different types of hawks but the 1st picture you show looks sort of like the one in this BYC article (2nd photo). They can do a lot of damage to a flock so keep yours safe!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/...ators-how-to-protect-your-chickens-from-hawks

 

[centrarchid]

If picture taken of bird in North America then most bird is a juvenile (this year hatched) Coopers Hawk and appears to my eyes to be female. For me, standard sized fully adult roosters repel them nicely, as can dog.

 

[heiditam]

If picture taken of bird in North America then most bird is a juvenile (this year hatched) Coopers Hawk and appears to my eyes to be female. For me, standard sized fully adult roosters repel them nicely, as can dog.

We are in North America, and that is what I feared. We saw another one TODAY. :/ They are beautiful, but I hate them! :/

 

[centrarchid]

Are you allowed to keep a rooster?

 

[heiditam]

Are you allowed to keep a rooster?

No against the city rules

 

[centrarchid]

Then cover run or allow flock out only for an hour of so at the end of each day to avoid Cooper issues. Coopers for me seem to stop hunting about the time Great-horned Owls clock.

 

[heiditam]

Definitely-covered run, only allowing free range around 3pm, but, these girls won't come off roost to go outside that late. :/

 

[KernH]

My area Cooper's Hawks seem to be most active in the early morning and late afternoon, so you must be careful all day long. Kern

 

[centrarchid]

I seldom see them within an hour of dusk and when I do they are no longer hunting.