That sounds like a good idea. I am slaughtering mine this Thursday so I will update on info about that process as well
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You need some 30lb test Fireline or GorillaBraid. A hawk might try to plow through that, but he'll only do it once.Well, despite others reporting good luck discouraging hawks with fishing line this has proven completely ineffective for me. I've lost 5 in 5 days bringing the total hawk kill to about 10. They are now visiting me daily. The fishing line stopped the killing for several days but the hawks have gotten bolder and decided to plow through the line now. I have tufts of hawk down all over the fishing line and they come back daily sometimes 3-4 times a day. I thought it was the pair of coopers i see all the time but after catching them in the act it is a large male red-tailed hawk and what I assume is his much smaller lady friend. They eat the entire head first, skull and all, and then move on the breast meat. I've managed to keep them from killing the last two days but it's simply by happening to check on the chickens at the right time. Without prevention I am certain they would kill at least a bird a day and probably more. I'm going to add flight netting whole chicken yard for the next batch of birds but I am done sinking money into the flock for now. I've erected the most bizarre scare crow today but I anticipate a few more loses over the next 2 weeks. The most frustrating part is they have systematically killed my biggest chickens EVERY time. Every single kill has been one of my biggest roos.
I see now why my property has so few squirrels and rabbits.