will this keep hawks out of the run

[sydney13]

i was thinking of instead of building a roof over the run area if i could just tie lines of red twine from one side to the other to keep hawks form diving in. Would this work? Also if i got a pair of pigeons to live in the coop would they be able to fly out through the spaces of string? And would sparrows be a problem from them flying into the run?
thanx

 

[MakNat]

I'm not sure about the small birds. But I would think it would certainly detour the hawk

 

[teach1rusl]

Not as secure as a poultry wire, but it would help. You might try heavy fishing line and a few cds hanging about here and there along the way.

 

[Bravo]

I've heard of this done with owls so it makes sense that it could also work for hawks. The idea is that the rope cross-sections are not large enough to accommodate the wing span of the bird and thus they stay away.

Instead of using twine, I would use highly visible nylon rope for added security.