Hawks everywhere!!

[StephanieRose44]

Some

This is true but it's Spring in parts of the country and there can be juveniles still not ready to search out their own territories.

Yes and some of them are juveniles some are full grown adults.

 

[Sandiemouse]

Hello I live in NY now that the weather is warming up there has been hawks or eagles (maybe both) surrounding my property everyday I let my chickens out and as soon as I go inside for a second to get there food there’s about 5-10 of these things circling swooping down. I already had one hawk attack fortunately my roof only suffered from a minor wound to the earloabe. They were all over the plce and so were my chickens in the neighbors yard in the front yard it was a nightmare I almost had a nervous break down one day I was outside with an umbrella felt like i was the prey. Until i have my run covered I have them in a fenced garden any suggestions as to keeping hawks away ior just keeping Chickens safe until the run is covered?

Get a gun and start target practicing on them....

 

[OhZark Biddies]

Get a gun and start target practicing on them....

Maybe we shouldn’t openly promote breaking federal migratory birds laws here ... just in case someone takes it to heart and gets themselves in trouble ...

Also if you’re going to suggest shooting into the air, maybe suggest a shotgun... as firing a single projectile without a proper backstop can lead to tradegy...

I would think this would all be common sense, and maybe you were just joking ... but some of the stuff I see suggested on these predator threads makes me think that there’s a gap between knowledge and experience on a lot of these things, so I think we have to be careful what we suggest, even if just joking.

 

[aart]

Migration can increase numbers seen if you are on a pathway.

 

[StephanieRose44]

Lol trust me the thought did cross my mind but I know it’s illegal to shoot/kill predatory birds bedsides I don’t think I’d be able to do it. More chicken than my chickens lol

Get a gun and start target practicing on them....

 

[Sandiemouse]

Lol trust me the thought did cross my mind but I know it’s illegal to shoot/kill predatory birds bedsides I don’t think I’d be able to do it. More chicken than my chickens lol

your babies will be safe when you get the screen up....

 

[Sandiemouse]

Maybe we shouldn’t openly promote breaking federal migratory birds laws here ... just in case someone takes it to heart and gets themselves in trouble ...

Also if you’re going to suggest shooting into the air, maybe suggest a shotgun... as firing a single projectile without a proper backstop can lead to tradegy...

I would think this would all be common sense, and maybe you were just joking ... but some of the stuff I see suggested on these predator threads makes me think that there’s a gap between knowledge and experience on a lot of these things, so I think we have to be careful what we suggest, even if just joking.

Yes, that was a joke. I hope anyone with any kind of animal knows the law.