Hawk attacked with me just 20 ft. away! Everyone is O.K.

[Dark Dozens]

I did not think that a hawk would attack with me being just 20 feet away. But now I know. These chickens are my first, so everything is a learning experience. The cockerel did a great job of warning everyone. He let out a loud scream just before the hawk was at ground level. The cockerel and five of the pullets made a quick dash back to the coop. The remaining two pullets hid under a pine tree. I ran at the hawk, waving my arms, and screaming like a madman. I may have scared the chickens more than the hawk did.

 

[LilChickCoop]

I'm glad to hear everyone is ok... what type of hawk?

 

[Dark Dozens]

I've been looking online, trying to find out what type of hawk. But I haven't figured it out quite yet.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

whatbird.com is a good site for determining different types of birds.

Hawks will attack if you are 2' away, not necessarily 20'

 

[2many2count]

EEEEEKKKKKKK!!!!!!
I am glad to hear all is well after that experience. I have to say watching the one we had her this summer I didnt think they would either. But everytime it went to get closer I would move around enough to make it go back to tree farthest away from my chickens. Guess I had young one cause he wasnt that brave and would scare easily but wasted my whole day out in sunshine with my labs lol.

 

[Mattemma]

I found it easier to ID our hawks according to the sounds they made.Ours is a red shoulder hawk.

 

[JROOSTER]

Im glad you didnt get carried off by the Hawk! I wish I could have been there to see you running around like a madman!!!

 

[herefordlovinglady]

good job getting that hawk away.

i lost one to a hawk yesterday. wish i would of been there to protect mine.

 

[bobbi-j]

Hawks can be pretty brazen. Once when we were pheasant hunting, a hawk swooped down right over the head of one of the guys we were hunting with. It grabbed a hen pheasant right in front of him. When it came over him, it was so close he could've reached up and grabbed the thing.

 

[Dark Dozens]

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After talking to my neighbor and looking at pictures online, we're pretty sure it was a Cooper's Hawk.