Hi everyone, have read some of this thread. I had my first hawk attack a couple of days ago. A red tailed. I have four girls (heavy breeds). When i got out there one was missing alot of feathers and the hawk was taking off. My huge black australorp rooster (that i love and think is the best rooster in the world) had jumped into the air to fight off the hawk. I'm convinced if he hadn't been there,my girls wouldn't have come out so well. That being said, at this point i'm not going to lock my chickens up. We're going to take our chances.