- Aug 1, 2012
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Last week my little white bantam named Salt was dispatched by a Cooper's Hawk. I have more than one video of the attack, but I am only posting this one which is not THE EVENT but right before it. The reason why I'm sharing this video is to demonstrate how good a hunter the hawk is. At one point you can see the wing of the hawk almost touching the ground, all while moving twice the speed of the chickens.
My current coop/run configuration offered little defense to my flock when they were out free-ranging for the day. I have them all locked up in the run until I can devise a better solution to this problem, as I'm sure the hawk will be back for more. Two weeks earlier I lost my large white Bramham hen, but she was too large to carry off. My darker and brown girls seem to be OK, for now. They are not happy that I have them locked up as they always get full access to the property.
Cooper's Hawk attack flight
My current coop/run configuration offered little defense to my flock when they were out free-ranging for the day. I have them all locked up in the run until I can devise a better solution to this problem, as I'm sure the hawk will be back for more. Two weeks earlier I lost my large white Bramham hen, but she was too large to carry off. My darker and brown girls seem to be OK, for now. They are not happy that I have them locked up as they always get full access to the property.
Cooper's Hawk attack flight