Thanks. It is frustrating and I can't tell you how nice it is to learn and get like minded support on this forum. This is really a great example of why my DH and I feel so strongly about teaching our boys to be responsible. There are too many people out there that are not.
I just found this thread and none too soon.
We have (had) 4 free ranging hens and just two hours ago I walked outside to find a lab running loose on my property (15acres) and a dead hen at his feet. Mary Kate was still warm the other three hens were nowhere to be seen. I figured out where...