It is possible. I watched an episode of dirty jobs where Mike Rowe went to Murray McMurray hatchery and they showed how to do it. One way was the wing feathers and the other was by the rectum. I have never tried it but found it very interesting.
A few weeks ago my son and I were out supervising the free range period for our flock. It was around 8:30am on a Saturday morning when my son spotted a fox sneaking up through the woods where some of the girls we scratching around. His yelling to me about it scared it away. So yes the are bold...