calamity_jen
Hatching
- May 3, 2024
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At what point can I expect chicks to know to stay away from a hawk? I was putting my 4wk chicks in a welded wire enclosure with 1"x1" openings for a week or so without issue. In the time it took us to eat dinner, our resident hawk got two of them through the fence. I suspect they poked their heads through to peck her like they do the dog.
I'm fortifying the temporary enclosure to guarantee the hawk won't be able to access them again, no matter how bold/suicidal the chicks may be. However, I have to move them to the permanent coop/run eventually. I planned to later utilize tractors/tunnels to give them more room to roam the yard, but I wasn't planning to cover everything in 1/4" hardware cloth and/or double fences.
The hawk is here every single day. She's not going anywhere. I have to assume she will absolutely try her luck standing next to the fence again. When can I reliably expect my chicks not to walk right up to a predator and get eaten through a fence?
Thanks!
I'm fortifying the temporary enclosure to guarantee the hawk won't be able to access them again, no matter how bold/suicidal the chicks may be. However, I have to move them to the permanent coop/run eventually. I planned to later utilize tractors/tunnels to give them more room to roam the yard, but I wasn't planning to cover everything in 1/4" hardware cloth and/or double fences.
The hawk is here every single day. She's not going anywhere. I have to assume she will absolutely try her luck standing next to the fence again. When can I reliably expect my chicks not to walk right up to a predator and get eaten through a fence?
Thanks!