Hawk - This is why I don't free range unsupervised!

[Cacique500]

Caught a large hawk on camera today stalking the 2 week old chicks. The run is 10 ft. tall for size reference...this was a big boy for sure...

And leaving empty handed...

 

[pattyhen]

That hawk was huge and it's a good thing they were under a covered run. We have hawks all year round but mainly in the fall.

 

[Millworker26]

Great picture, beautiful hawk.

 

[ChickNanny13]

LOVE YOUR COOP/RUN! Secure & roomy

 

[Cacique500]

Think it was a Cooper's Hawk. Thanks for the coop/run comments!

 

[Weehopper]

Newly fledged young hawk. Not all are born good hunters. Many of them die within their first year.

 

[Weehopper]

Young Red Tailed, I think.

 

[3feathers]

Nice video. I had a hawk land right outside my window after a chicken. Had to run out and scare it off. I found that shot gun blanks work well as a deterrent if you are in a location that you can use them. They don't like the noise, it's effective at a distance or when they are in the air. and after a few encounters often avoid the area, and of course it is illegal to kill them. It looks like you don't even need to bother with deterring them.

 

[happyfrenchman]

Immature Red Tail. Some of them are very poor hunters and are very hungry. My birds have been being stalked by one for a week. I am leaving them in tomorrow.