Hawks

[MsChickenMomma]

You could shoot the bird if it's not a protected species. I would use a pellet gun which isn't illegal to shoot in town. Wait till the hawk is on the ground or somewhere that doesn't have anything behind it.

I don't live in town, I'm in the country. I just have neighbors in sight who would probably be able to see everything if they were looking out their windows when we shot the hawk.

 

[dutchbunny83]

You can look further into it, but (at least in NC) it's a heavy fine if you get caught shooting one.

I've never tried to CD's but I know people that swear by it.
The birds don't like the light reflecting off it messes with their eyes and they stay away.

 

[MsChickenMomma]

I think you could get a heavy fine here too... from what others have said in my area.

I was thinking about it, and the CD's would really only work if it's sunny. So on the days like today when it's cloudy they wouldn't really do much good.

 

[TulsaChick]

I've tried doing that with mine, but I can't ever get them all to go back inside. I've tried calling with the treat can and everything. Some of my girls are incredibly stubborn. :/

Ya it's a production! That is FOR SURE. I'm just glad our fence is tall and our neighbors can't see us.

 

[eric matteo]

do you have a rooster? I have 2 boys and they are great, they take care of my girls!!

 

[MsChickenMomma]

Yes, I have a rooster. But he is not very good at protecting the hens yet. I just recently got rid of my other rooster because he was being such a bully to the one I still have. The rooster I have now spent his whole life hiding and not spending any time with the hens, so he is just now learning the responsibility of protecting the hens.

 

[TulsaChick]

So do hawks migrate south for the winter? If so how far south as I live in Oklahoma

 

[dutchbunny83]

Mine hang out year round, though if I'm not mistaken they are categorized as migratory birds as far as hunting is concerned, so maybe some do?

 

[eric matteo]

Some do for the most part but also some may stay

 

[scooter147]

Case in point. It's amazing that it does work for some and not others.
I belong to a local backyard group and there is one lady in the group that had the fishing line crisscross with cd's and lost all six of her birds over a month period to a redtail with this method.