WHAT TO DO ABOUT CHICKEN HAWK???
The Classroom @ The Coop: management archive 2: WHAT TO DO ABOUT CHICKEN HAWK??? –> –> By LFishler on Thursday, August 9, 2001 – 08:49 am: Hi. I have 31 chickens that are free range, with only one 3 month old rooster. This morning I noticed them all scattering and panicked and saw a HUGE hawk land in a tree just 20 feet from their coop. Does anybody have any suggestions as to how to keep it away? I have 4 dogs, and NOT ONE of them noticed what was going on. Thanks in advance. Lisa By Mark Jacobs (Mjacobs) on Thursday, August 9, 2001 – 09:52 am: Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but they are extremely hard to deter after they have discovered your birds. Chances are if 1 hawk has shown up, it has a mate and young, also. Hawks are beautiful birds, but they most certainly are a threat to your chickens. The only surefire way to protect against hawk attacks is to keep the birds in a covered pen. I don’t know for sure, but I have heard that geese will discourage hawks from attacking, may
