Looking for a rooster

[Chicken Heel]

Owl decoys are useless because hawks soon realize they are inanimate objects and no threat. Crows are good to have around because they will harass hawks and other birds of prey. As a caveat, they will also take baby chicks if an opportunity presents itself.

 

[KurtRyanGrehlinger]

Owl decoys are useless because hawks soon realize they are inanimate objects and no threat. Crows are good to have around because they will harass hawks and other birds of prey. As a caveat, they will also take baby chicks if an opportunity presents itself.

Oh ok but how do I prevent hawks coming around?

 

[KurtRyanGrehlinger]

Owl decoys are useless because hawks soon realize they are inanimate objects and no threat. Crows are good to have around because they will harass hawks and other birds of prey. As a caveat, they will also take baby chicks if an opportunity presents itself.

Because the hawk is highly intelligent how do I get it to go away and prevent hawk attacks and protect my hens more?

 

[Chicken Heel]

Oh ok but how do I prevent hawks coming around?

There is nothing you can do to keep hawks from coming around when you have chickens. If allowed to free range, chickens are always at risk to being attacked by them. I keep my flocks confined but I have a pair of red tails and a Cooper's hawk that hang around every day just waiting for me to set them free. We even had a Bald Eagle sitting in our large Spanish oak tree last week. Now that was a sight to behold.

 

[IamRainey]

Amen!, Chicken Heel.

If you've got chickens you've just got to realize they're delicious to just about everything that moves and take responsibility for keeping them safe. Or develop a very hard heart. ...but don't do the "develop a very hard heart" thing.

 

[Peppercorngal]

I wish you lived closer a lot of people live in warm states like California and Texas and Florida

Yeah, I'm a wimp. I refused to live where it snows, I like it warmer! The cold is, well, too cold!

 

[Scott204]

Are you still looking for a rooster? I have a barred rock and live in Nj. My town does not allow me to keep him. 10 weeks old.