So true, but that covered run is still the best protection for most flocks. Trees, shrubs, and guard dogs too. Mary
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It is a $10,000 fine for harassing, injuring or killing a hawk. put up a fake owl and keep the girls in for a couple weeks to help it move along to other hunting grounds.
The more human activity outside the better as that will also move it along.
Yeah that doesn't work. I've seen a hawk perch itself on the fake owl. Hawks are predators and not stupid.
I ran into this problem last year. They dont come every 3 or 4 days as stated before. They come daily. Sometimes multiple times a day if they know they can get a free meal. Decoys dont work. Your best bet is to put some netting over the top of your pen. I tried a half a dozen remedies with no luck. Finally I broke down and paid the price for bird netting and have had 0 problems since. My hawks are coopers hawks. They cant take a full grown chicken. They were targeting my chicks 5-15 weeks. One day they took 3 within a 45 minute period of time. Netting is like 10 bucks for 7x100 roll at lowes. Get some zip ties and you should have a few years of worry free chickens.