I'll give Lancelot a blue ribbon. The mother coyote moved her babies but made a run for your rooster and it's not over with that coyote. Keep you rifle handy.
One night I forgot to close the hens coop door after they had gone to rooster and the neighbors cat attacked the hens sometime during...
I had the power go out four hours but was lucky enough to have a generator to make it until power was restored. If I did not have a generator I would use a heavy duty deep sycle 12 volt battery with 12v light bulbs for standby. I also use 2 bulbs to heat incubator in case one fails.