How a black chicken can outsmart a hawk

[Lumley Farm]

I found this youtube link to be useful. Anyone having trouble with hawks, consider Australorps or some black chicken as the hawk hates crows!!!

 

[Lenny loves chickens]

Thanks for the video. Half my flock is black...it has some good info

 

[SpicyDisaster]

That's good to know. We have a bunch of hawks around us but no hawk attacks (just coyotes). Thought it was maybe the lack of trees, now I wonder if it's our two black australorps. And here I was thinking of removing them from the flock as they won't serve our breeding project.

 

[Boppo]

I am glad to see this, though my current flock will not include any black hens that I know if, I will keep it in mind. I do see crows chasing hawks, and was frankly hoping crows would help my flock that way.

 

[Tre3hugger]

I have had black hens taken by hawks. Being black MIGHT help fool a hawk, but it definitely is not "surefire' as the man in the video says.

 

[Geena]

I have had black hens taken by hawks. Being black MIGHT help fool a hawk, but it definitely is not "surefire' as the man in the video says.

Yep, and I've seen hawks kill crows as well, many times.

 

[igorsMistress]

I found this youtube link to be useful. Anyone having trouble with hawks, consider Australorps or some black chicken as the hawk hates crows!!!

I think that depends. Hawks don’t seem to care what color my chickens are.

 

[cmom]

I think a hawk if hungry enough it doesn't care what color a chicken is but may be less prone to take a black chicken. We also have Bald Eagles here. I have seen the immature eagles that look like big hawks because they don't get their white heads and tails until they are around 5 years old. One took a friends big rooster. Good luck...

 

[Lumley Farm]

That's good to know. We have a bunch of hawks around us but no hawk attacks (just coyotes). Thought it was maybe the lack of trees, now I wonder if it's our two black australorps. And here I was thinking of removing them from the flock as they won't serve our breeding project.

NO! They are too cute and now you know they serve a purpose! yeah!

 

[Lumley Farm]

I think a hawk if hungry enough it doesn't care what color a chicken is but may be less prone to take a black chicken. We also have Bald Eagles here. I have seen the immature eagles that look like big hawks because they don't get their white heads and tails until they are around 5 years old. One took a friends big rooster. Good luck...

Well, in the article, the farmer has not had trouble with hawk attacks.... Ravens and crows can be aggressive, so the hawk being wary of them may be true. Though, I agree, if given the chance of a target, the hawk may be hungry enough to attack. Never can predict nature at 100%.