Hawk

[gimmie birdies]

My hen was attacked and bloodied. A hawk was hanging out and brave enough to sit on a fence 15' from me. At first I thought she got beat up by a goose, that has beat her up before. But this hawk keeps hanging out. Today I was prossessing 2 roosters, one rooster ran off 20' or so, and the hawk jumped on his headless body. I put all my hens back in the coop. They will be cooped up for a week or so.

 

[Bawkbok]

I'm sorry to hear about this incident. I hope your hen will recover.

It is mating season for hawks and they are looking for places to nest as well - at least here.

We had a hawk that was approximately 20 feet away from us sitting on a tree limb only 10 feet above the ground. I never saw it land and it came in quiet. The girls were out roaming about and they froze and reacted with their alarm trills for about 10 minutes. I couldn't figure out what they were freaked out about until I started walking around. I never saw it until I got too close for comfort about 8 feet away and it flew off. The chickens then ran for the run and put themselves away. The hawks here seem more assertive than usual. Food must be scarce.