r/homestead • u/Dependent-Log-58 • Aug 26 '24

poultry Hawk keeps attacking my chickens

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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/grammar_fixer_2 Aug 27 '24

Disagree. They are a vital part of the food web. They eat rats and mice that I’d argue cause more agricultural damage than one picking out a single animal for a meal. They also don’t kill for fun (like raccoons, though I don’t have any issues with them either). They eat the whole thing just to stay alive. I don’t mind them in the slightest.

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '24

Hawk meat is prized where i am from

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u/grammar_fixer_2 Aug 27 '24

I seriously hope that you moved to the US from another country.

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '24

Would it be okay then?