HELP! Hawks keep flying over our birds, pond, yard. How to scare them?

[petitesphinx]

We see 2 large HAWKS flying over our pond, yard, barn where our birds are. Is there anyway to scare them away and keep them from eating our chickens and ducks? Like a scarecrow?

Thank you!!

 

[chilling in muscadine]

I don't know of any scarecrow. I can't do it but my old man put a turkey choke on the shotgun with # 6 or # 8 shot. It's a hard decision but when you are standing in your yard admiring one of your hen's with biddies and a hawk flies down and grab's a baby right in front of you, well then the hawk made the decision for itself. It has to go!!! Good luck with your problem.

 

[CityGirlintheCountry]

It's technically illegal to shoot hawks, at least in TN. Dunno about other parts of the world...
I don't have an answer for you, Petitesphinx, but if you come up with a plan let me know. One swooped through my yard the other day. Freaked me and the chickens! I haven't seen it since, but I'm sure he's still around. Eek!

 

[dangerouschicken]

I think shooting raptors is illegal, isn't it?

I have covered runs for all of my birds because we have so many eagles and hawks. That's the only thing that works for us.

 

[L&Schickens]

I had a dog that would chase hawks out of the yard. He was relentless about it too and I never lost a chicken with him around. I did not train him to do it, he just did. I have a new puppy now and I hope she somehow figures it out too and will keep the hawks away.

 

[Aisle12Farms]

Hawks can be such a headache. We had them a lot in AZ - - sometimes they would carry off the cats. A friend recommended hanging cd's (we used the one's that came as junk mail) all around the yard. It worked. They hated the flash reflections. Good luck to you.

 

[Miltonchix]

Cover your run and encourage the crows to hang out at your place. Crows will not abide a hawk being anywhere near them. Its almost comical watching the crows gang up on a hawk.

 

[Daycare Mom]

What about a hawk trap? I'm not sure if they are legal, but they work. You just put a large snap trap/fox trap on a tall fence post with a few feathers in it. The hawk swoops down to grab the feathers and snap, no more hawk. I am sure I will get some negative thoughts on this, but they work.

 

[chilling in muscadine]

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I heard to use cotton ball's instead of feather's. Like I said I couldn't do it but it didn't stop my old man and it is illigal. I now have 95% of my bird's in covered run's. The last 5% refuse to be caught.

 

[ams3651]

someone said on here a while back that they hang cds around the yard, the reflection keeps them away.