I did not see this happen with my own eyes but my dad was able to witness the event when he was at the coop one morning. He had just turned them out and the chickens had all ran outside. Most staid near the coop but some strayed out torwards the trees. He said it looked up and saw a bird falling like a brick out of the sky heading right for one of my leghorn hens. Then, one of my brahma roos lept up and collided with the hawk. This bounced the brahma straight back down to the groud like a tennis ball. However, he had managed to cause the hawk to get off course and it was forced to abort the strike. Dad said it wasn't until the hawk spread its wings and began the climb out that he realized that it was a hawk attack.
I am very impressed with this roo as he was just 9 weeks old. I am planning on keeping him as I can only keep one for the flock. The ability for him to identify, judge the distance and closing speed, and jump and collide with a hawk, enough to save the chicken makes me so proud of him( Obama Brahma, lol )
Has anybody else experienced a hawk attack that the chickens fended off? I know most attacks are trajic and I know how close this attack could have been trajic. Just felt as though you might be interested to know.
I am very impressed with this roo as he was just 9 weeks old. I am planning on keeping him as I can only keep one for the flock. The ability for him to identify, judge the distance and closing speed, and jump and collide with a hawk, enough to save the chicken makes me so proud of him( Obama Brahma, lol )
Has anybody else experienced a hawk attack that the chickens fended off? I know most attacks are trajic and I know how close this attack could have been trajic. Just felt as though you might be interested to know.
