So we free range out chickens on about 8 acres of land half of it is wooded all around us. They just started laying and today we noticed one was missing so after a quick search around the yard perimeter I found a tiny pile of feathers where the yard meets the bush and about ten yards away there was a big pile of feather about 18 inch radius not really scattered out just a fluffy pile we combed the property for a few hours and could not find a single feather on any trail. There was no blood no head no big feathers just belly feathers. I been scratching my head all anfternoon and going back to the scene of the crime to try and figure out what took our chicken. I’ve been a long time outdoorsmen and have no trouble picking up blood trails or finding wounded animals. It’s almost like the chicken just got beamed up into the sky. I got lots of trail cams out and every so often we get coyotes and raccoons on camera. But I would think if a furry four legged critter got it that I would find feathers down a trail as it was being carried off. Any help or ideas would be appreciated non of the other chickens seem to be freaked out so I’m assuming it was by itself which is weird cause it was our biggest chicken and would always come to the rescue if it heard another chicken squawking. But as the night went on the other chickens just wandered around and grazed like nothing happened it wasn’t until I was putting them up for the night that they realized something was off and one was missing.