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During the daytime? These are happening in the daytime. Since I put up my makeshift netting, I haven't had any more losses.

I think if it were a fox or other predator of that type, it would be taking the bird with them. The chick disappeared, but it's small and easily carried. I don't think a hawk could fly off with a full grown chicken. I'm finding them dead, with missing feathers, but no apparent bites. The hen...

There's no way in/out unless they're climbing a 6 foot fence. Can a hawk strike kill an adult bird?

I've lost 3 birds this week, a 9 week old pullet, a hen and a rooster. My chickens and coop are enclosed in a fairly large chain link pen, maybe 20 x 40. I noticed last week that I couldn't find one of my pullets at bedtime, but figured she was just huddled under someone else. In the am she was...