What time of day do you usually see hawks hunting your chickens?

[joan1708]

Seems to me, I see them mostly in the mornings. What is your experience?

 

[chfite]

I have noticed hawks about at various times of the day. There does not seem to be a distinct pattern.

Chris

 

[nab58]

It tend to see them in the morning too.

 

[cstronks]

I see hawks all the time where I live. Morning through afternoon they are soaring around waiting to get one of my birds (who are in an enclosed run). They usually go away around 4 pm, however you can never trust them. With my luck a hawk would come and scoop up one of my birds if I left them unattended, regardless of the hour. The only time that I don't see hawks is on cloudy/rainy days, otherwise they are out year round.

 

[chicksurreal]

We saw a pair of red tails soaring around our yard today around 1:30 in the afternoon, a pair of ravens chased them away after about 10 minutes. I've seen them at all times of the day, though. We were out with our chicken while letting them free-range, but I put them back in their covered run after I saw the hawks.

 

[ll]

All hours of the day.
Morning soaring around.
Afternoon soaring around.
Attack on hen attempted near end of day.

They're never safe, watch your flock & eyes to the sky.

 

[chicksurreal]

All hours of the day.
Morning soaring around.
Afternoon soaring around.
Attack on hen attempted near end of day.

They're never safe, watch your flock & eyes to the sky.

Yep, I saw hawks again today. They were flying further to the north, but I still kept an eye on them. They KNOW we have chickens and are pretty sneaky.

 

[cabinchicky]

hawks all day long off and on. the hawks are now taking doves from my bird feeder.spotted eagles a month ago.two types of owls, but girls are locked in at night. oh and falcon during the day at any time also. waiting for spring when the osprey arrives,sigh. I need a better enclosed run.

 

[Avlana]

They will hunt from sun up to sun down.

 

[joan1708]

I have never given a hawk a meal, but I think they have seen my birds and now they come by daily (I see them in the morning) just to see if they are out. The hawk that I see is small, a little smaller than a pigeon but I guess it could still kill my silkies. So, now I have to build them a bigger run and move a small apple tree. But it also seems to me that no matter how big the run is, the hens would rather be out in the yard! Since I now have patrolling hawks around, I only let my girls out for a few hours 3 x/week and I'm watching for hawks the whole time. Bummer!