Interesting idea for hawk protection

[Ethanpg22]

Ok so im sure i cant be the only person to think of this but what if a was to breed some of my chickens to make a rooster that has a brown body and a white head, ive seen alot about owl, hawk, and eagle decoys and i thought if I could breed a rooster that resembled an eagle the hawk might stay away. What do yall think?

 

[PippinTheChicken]

You could just put a roof over your birds....

 

[PippinTheChicken]

But you may as well try

 

[dawg53]

Ok so im sure i cant be the only person to think of this but what if a was to breed some of my chickens to make a rooster that has a brown body and a white head, ive seen alot about owl, hawk, and eagle decoys and i thought if I could breed a rooster that resembled an eagle the hawk might stay away. What do yall think?

Go for it. Let us know how it turns out.

 

[LaFleche]

Ok so im sure i cant be the only person to think of this but what if a was to breed some of my chickens to make a rooster that has a brown body and a white head, ive seen alot about owl, hawk, and eagle decoys and i thought if I could breed a rooster that resembled an eagle the hawk might stay away. What do yall think?

You can always try.

My Kraienköppe might have resembled an eagle, but their appearance did not help against predator attacks, the determined counterattacks of the roosters did.

 

[Icie]

Ok so im sure i cant be the only person to think of this but what if a was to breed some of my chickens to make a rooster that has a brown body and a white head, ive seen alot about owl, hawk, and eagle decoys and i thought if I could breed a rooster that resembled an eagle the hawk might stay away. What do yall think?

I have no idea about that but have seen several YouTubers that swear by Black Astralorp chickens or roosters; the belief being that the hawks mistake them for crows and avoid them as crows are their enemy. Many have said they never had another Arial attack after adding a couple of those to their flock. Idk how valid that is but I've decided that if I can get a couple roosters of that breed for my 13 hens, I'd be ahead of the game- have a roo for protection and for deception, lol. However, I've also put up netting.

 

[froggyphore]

I have no idea about that but have seen several YouTubers that swear by Black Astralorp chickens or roosters; the belief being that the hawks mistake them for crows and avoid them as crows are their enemy. Many have said they never had another Arial attack after adding a couple of those to their flock.

interesting. my only hawk loss was a small black jersey giant, so i’m not sure how effective that would be, but i suppose its worth a shot. they’re quite pretty if nothing else

 

[Folly's place]

Nothing like that has mattered here, just that smaller birds are taken most often. Many people think that white chickens are more vulnerable, but not here. my white birds are larger, and cautious, and none have been killed by hawks. (Shouldn't have even thought that!)
Raptors can see mice in the weeds from very high in the air! They have eyesight we can only imagine, and fooling an adult hawk isn't likely by just selecting for chickens of particular colors.
Mary

 

[cmom]

I agree. I have my pens covered with good heavy duty netting to protect my birds from aerial predators. Some hawks will even take a large rooster. Here we also have bald eagles. The younger birds look like big hawks because they don't get their white heads and tails until they are around 5 years old.

 

[NatJ]

what if a was to breed some of my chickens to make a rooster that has a brown body and a white head, ive seen alot about owl, hawk, and eagle decoys and i thought if I could breed a rooster that resembled an eagle the hawk might stay away. What do yall think?

I think the way it acts would matter more than what color it is.

I also think the bald eagle color would only work in areas that have bald eagles. Otherwise, it would be more useful to breed chickens that match local hawks (or crows, as some people have suggested.)