Everything you just said is exactly what I thought my roosters would do centrarchid. I comepletely understand they won't attack a coyote but I expect them to do something about a hawk. After my RIR cockerels behavior do you think I should rehome him since he completely failed protecting my hens?
I would give him another month or two for additional maturation and photoperiod to increase. Losses to hawks are not every day occurrences by any means and you can invest in other methods to protect your birds even from hawks. In reality, I do all sorts of things to protect my birds. No single method used and occasional failures do not mean a system does not work. In the end it is an odds game where you strive to keep losses down to tolerable levels.
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