I just wanted to add that I too had a fairly large black snake approach the chicken's roosting area this evening and kill my rooster just after dusk. I walked out to close the door on their hutch and stepped on something in the dark. It was the legs of my dead rooster while the snake was...
My peeps found they could flap around with their week old feathered wings,
And the jail birds enjoyed me cleaning out the fridge! Cant wait for my Henry to start crowing!!!