Hawk kill😭

[Chickenandturkeylove]

So I just lost my first baby tova hawk I like to let my flock free rage but have no clue on how to keep these predators away other than killing it this same hawk has come by 3 days now and i fought it off the first day my husband fought it the second day and the third day I lost one of my babies I moved them into a fully secured and enclosed coop but scared for the adult chickens. What can i do to keep them away from my flock?

 

[sourland]

Legally there is next to nothing that you can do. Securing your flock in a covered pen may be necessary.

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

You might try putting netting up anywhere you can. I have it over my whole run but sometimes the chickens are allowed out and we have had a hawk try to attack them so the next day they don't go out. He will be back if he's had success, just doing what nature intended. If they have places to hide that helps too

 

[The WinterWolf]

do you know what kind of hawk?

 

[Madhouse Pullet]

I'm sorry for your loss I hope you're able to find a solution for your flock.

 

[Acre4Me]

they need places to hide, and/or a secure run. It is illegal to kill birds of prey, so that’s not an option.

 

[Folly's place]

Hawks who are successful will keep coming back, maybe every third day, so keep your birds in a safe coop and run for at least two weeks, so this bird gives up and leaves. Once we had our flock in for three weeks, because the Cooper's hawk took that long to move on elsewhere.
Some folks have given up on free ranging because either they can't stand even one loss, or because there are just so many predators in their area, losses are constant.
Everyone loves chicken! We all find this out, and it's hard.
Mary

 

[Folly's place]

And hawks are the least of it! Canines will kill many birds at once, in daylight.
Mary

 

[-Flash-]

other than killing it

Do not kill it. It was just trying to feed itself. It is the way of the world.
I am sorry that you lost Tova, but two wrongs don't make a right.

 

[Folly's place]

All raptors are federally protected in the USA, so can't be injured, killed, or harassed . This bird will leave if it can't get to your birds. having a covered run is essential, for so many reasons.
Mary
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