detterrant for hawks

what can we use

what can we use for a detterant for hawks lots of ideas do they work

I think I mentioned before I have an eagle owl replica stuck on top of my father in laws hen house because thats where he has a feeder for the wild birds, the sparrow hawk always went there to kil them but since hes had it there they stay away.

you could always use a perigrine falcon dummy that might work too, I saw one in the gun shop the other day. just keep moving it around the garden each week.

good ideas would like a goshawk

they say a owl dummy does the trick

ian wrote:

what can we use for a detterant for hawks lots of ideas do they work

from what iv seen visiting lofts and spoke to fanciers with hawk problems the two main detterents have been either a flashing yellow beacon on or near the loft roof, or another method is mirrors facing up towards the sky, apparently the hawk sees it's reflection and thinks it's in another hawks air space, I wouldn't like to say if they work or not as I don't really suffer from hawks, (just suffer from misus when I try hinting I want another loft

ian wrote:

what can we use for a detterant for hawks lots of ideas do they work

LOL Ian, maybe a shotgun would be best.

If you cant beat them , use them.
Open your birds at times of precence , it wil always catch the weakest one.
Just Joking.

put a fantail under a glass fish tank guess what happens next

I like the sound of that Ian, and would like to see the outcome..

Grizzle cock wrote:

ian wrote:

what can we use for a detterant for hawks lots of ideas do they work

LOL Ian, maybe a shotgun would be best.

im afraid in this country niel to "criminals" seem to have more rights than the "victim".......so to speak.

your right there

I have a mirror which as been there for about 7 years, it is slightly tilted since the mirror as been in place ive not had any problems with bop dont know if its because of the mirror but it seems to work so its will stay put
Ken

ken, if this works for you thats good enough isnt it......ive heard of all sorts of ideas and if even one of them saves our birds thats good, every time i have mine out im constantly watch out for them.

Yes david it seems to work for me, but i also like the flashing beacon Fred uses so this is something im going to think about after racing, aswell as the mirror
Ken

ken, ive heard of all sorts of ideas and altho the fanciers who use them swear by them, their are those who duspute they actually work.....but like i say if it works for you or others who swear by it then give it a go........

ive also heard of the c.d.`s , imitation owls etc and they must work for someone...... id use anything or give anything a try as when i had a yb go the other year its annoying and upsetting.....

Very true david to be honest i dont think there is a true deterrant, except one but thats iligal, so like you say what works for one may not work for another, like i said at the moment i seem to have look with the mirror so for now ill stick with that
Ken

going to put cds on back and side of my loft tomorrow/ 26 y/bs on walkway this afternoon i was sat top end, hen hawk flew down back of loft then out top side/ other guys o/bs on grass further up it flew 1ft above ground birds got away in time, glad it didnt come past front with y/bs on walkway, 1st time i blew whistle outside, all straight in relief

Glad they missed ur Steve
Ken

i lost a bird today to a hawk.pis**ng me off.it was a nice pigeon.only a youngyin.

try a spring box trap once in shot it then do open plan funral lol did in the pass

A chap by me uses a trap for sparrowhawks, works a treat. But remember If one kills a bird but gets disturbed it will come back for it, so leave it there and hide. Then you can shoot it while its eating it.

would an air rifle kill one martyn ?