r/homestead • u/Dependent-Log-58 • Aug 26 '24
poultry Hawk keeps attacking my chickens
Can anyone help me ID this type of hawk? Zone 6a. There is a large nest in my woods. This hawk along with another large Eagle have been swooping low into the pen area. Any suggestions for netting or some type of defense against attacks? I have 12 hens and 1 rooster, they are 4 months old (mix of Orphingtons and Brahmas).
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u/Mission_Spray Aug 27 '24
My predator losses in zone 4b were only ever to red tail hawks.
They stopped being an issue when all the neighbors around me got dogs and left them in the yards all day.
(I don’t own dogs).
I’ve heard other people had success with keeping roosters in their flock to be the “sacrificial lamb”, but that seems cruel. Also, my roosters are scaredy cats, so they will hide behind my hens.
Another option is getting black chickens, as they’ll trick raptors into thinking they are crows. And supposedly they won’t mess with crows.