Thank you all for the comments! To answer some of the questions:
No, we do not own dogs. We have cats but they are indoor pets and do not roam the back yard. I have never seen any stray or wandering dogs in my immediate area but that doesn't mean there aren't any around. I HAVE seen stray...
Over the past few weeks, we have lost 4 hens and a rooster. The first one we thought just died - there wasn't hardly a mark on her, but then a week later, we found one of the hens half eaten and the rooster next to her - but he was barely scratched as well. This morning, my husband found one of...