Hawk issues..how do i stop them?

[MIchickenlady]

One of girls was attacked on our porch yesterday she was paralazyed in fear she couldnt move after that. She died last nightsooo SAD!! BALLED my eyes out.....how do stop them? Fishing line,cds? Live on 5 acres and my girls hate not free ranging...literally hate me if i dont let them out side of the run. Beautiful sussex is with the creator now....

Awe, so sorry. consider a portable chicken tractor?

 

[Molpet]

http://icwdm.org/handbook/birds/HawksOwls.asp

 

[Alecia Davidshofer]

Got a buntch of green house u shapes..i set up a couple u's and putting tenax deer fencing and aviary for the top. 15ft wide 30 ft long...hope it does the trick

 

[Scott E.]

Sorry for your loss. Anything that will disrupt the flight path can deter hawks. They survey the landscape for the best easiest prey to go after, if their flight path of attack is disrupted then they will select another target. They have to have a flight path to swoop down for the attack and an escape route....it is their nature and thought of grabbing and flying off with their prey. If it proves to be too heavy, then they will remain and eat where the attack occurred or the drop after trying to fly. I have fences and they are arranged so that the area between them is only open in 1 direction...plus there are buildings and trees that provide cover and flight disruption. The chickens and ducks respond to each others warnings and will seek shelter. Something to be aware of is, this is mating season for many hawks, especially redtails...this means that they will have young to provide for come December and January and will be searching for extra meals. Something that is cheap and can be a deterrant is some 3/4" schd 40 PVC with a 4 or 5 way connector on top with 3-4' pcs placed into the top connector....it resembles an old metal clothes line of yrs gone by, or a kind of antenna....I've used them 5-6' tall, I'm 6'2" so it is easier to walk around or thru them....but ya only need to put them 10-15' apart.....I put a pc about 10" long of 1.25" in the ground and remove the dirt inside tbe pipe with a screwdriver and reinsert the pc in the hole, then put insert the other into the pipe pc. If it is free to move and spin it will also rock a little bit, so if a hawk or heavy bird lands on it, it will move and they will fly off....if it is windy and they spin, then they won't land on it moving. Anything that gives the impression that there isn't an easy meal will make them choose something else that is less complicated to get to....

I'm stealing this idea!!!!! Lost two girls in a week and another last month. Daughters and Mom are devastated!

 

[Folly's place]

I lock the birds in their coop and run for a while-- two or three weeks, until that hawk moves on. I have plenty of cover, but a determined hungry raptor may find a way anyhow. usually one hawk will take a bird every three days or so, so don't let your guard down for a while! Mary

 

[CntryBoy777]

I'm stealing this idea!!!!! Lost two girls in a week and another last month. Daughters and Mom are devastated!

No need to steal it....I'm glad to freely share it...it may sound a bit strange and look a bit strange, but it is simple, quickly assembled, and easily moved for mowing. Just be sure to put the 1 1/2" pc of PVC below blade height, but above ground level to prevent trash from collecting so readily inside the pipe.