Well the hawk was back today. I came home from school and saw my favorite hen laying on her side with her side cut open and a lot of her breast, crop and neck/face was eaten. Yet again the hawk had time to eat. So from this, my conclusion is that my roosters didn't do anything yet again. But I do know they aren't the only way to stop that I am going to make some adjustments to my run to help deter the hawk. I've heard that if you tie strings around the run and hang cd's that it will help deter the hawk because Hawks need a clear flight path to hunt.
Unfortunately in a topless run, a chicken can be trapped against the fence by a hawk. I've also been told of hawks sitting on the fence or an overhead tree and just dropping down.
I've heard my roosters sounding the warning scream and staying in the open drawing attention to themselves while the hens scrambled to safety.
There are many good chicken guarding breeds but my favorite by far is the English Shepherd because they are such versatile farm dogs. We just lost our almost 16 year old last fall and my fingers really want to make that call to line up another...........On his watch no poultry was ever lost.