Hawks in my pen. I caught this young hawk in my chicken pen and he was so tired he allowed me to puck him up to take him out.

[1rstout]

 

[Folly's place]

Welcome!
Did he then fly away? Young hawks can starve their first year, not all of them learn how to hunt effectively. He might have been underweight, or ill, and at least he didn't get any of your chickens.
I hope you fixed that pen so no more can get in!
Mary

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Wow, welcome to BYC!

Were your chickens still in tact?

What is you plan? Are you going to release it.. call game warden to see if the want to check and make sure it isn't carrying West Nile virus or anything causing unusual behavior? It look s like a juvenile.

Thanks for sharing your excitement with us!

 

[cmom]

Yes, you were lucky. I had a hawk get into one of my covered pens a few months ago. It found a gap that I have since fixed. It killed several birds. I was off on an appointment and errands to come home to the hawk and the massacre.
A few of the birds the hawk killed. Pullets not far from starting to lay.

 

[piminuse]

I had a redtail hawk drop out of the sky when the rest of my family was out of town for the holidays and I was watching the ranch. It was infested with mites and anemic. Didn't know what to do with it, so I kept it in my bathroom for a week, treated the mites, fed it and when the nearest wildlife center could take it I dropped it off. Pardon the tacky pics, but this was 10 years ago and I was "edgy" back then:

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I had a redtail hawk drop out of the sky when the rest of my family was out of town for the holidays and I was watching the ranch. It was infested with mites and anemic. Didn't know what to do with it, so I kept it in my bathroom for a week, treated the mites, fed it and when the nearest wildlife center could take it I dropped it off. Pardon the tacky pics, but this was 10 years ago and I was "edgy" back then:

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That's pretty cool. I know a lot of folks don't like hawks but I think we need to get along with nature. Good for you for taking care of this bird. Hope it got rehabbed and released.

 

[rumbleBee_STi]

You should look up a video on YouTube called “hens give hawk the business”. Makes me laugh just imagining it happen.

 

[Tonyroo]

I had a redtail hawk drop out of the sky when the rest of my family was out of town for the holidays and I was watching the ranch. It was infested with mites and anemic. Didn't know what to do with it, so I kept it in my bathroom for a week, treated the mites, fed it and when the nearest wildlife center could take it I dropped it off. Pardon the tacky pics, but this was 10 years ago and I was "edgy" back then:

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I like your framed pictures it gives it a bit of class.