Need Predator Deterrent Advice

[jmcoburn]

Thanks. I have only seen the hawk 3 times since getting chickens and never really saw them before except in the park across the street. I don't have many land predators (yet) but my dog goes out at all hours and he chases everything that moves in the woods. I'm sure at some point over the winter they will get bolder so I am definitely going to move my coop into the bank barn or get some pavers to set it up on.

 

[Schneider0925]

About a year and a half ago a Hawk attack my 12 girls. Luckily I was close enough to save them. Since then I have done some recearch on Hawks and have learned that if they don't have a clear flight path they won't attack for fear of hurting their wings. So I don't have the money to enclose their large enclosure for free ranging. So I came up with an alternative solution. I created a spiders web of white string over the enclosure to unclear it's flight path. I also hung some old CD's I had to reflect and scare them away. So far it's worked. In fact it's worked so well that I recently I was out getting their food when I noticed something in 1 of the trees. I thought it was an owl but when I walked closer to it I realized it was a hawk. It was like it was trying to figure out how to get to them but couldn't figure it out and it just flew off. I've seen a few flying over but the never go in for the kill. I hope this helps anyone with a hawk issue.