My daughter also lives in a neighborhood and a racoon took out all 6 of her chickens...it was a literal bloodbath in the coop as the door was open and the chickens cornered. Needless to say she did not clean up..she let hubby do it.
My youngest daughter is moving and has "farmed" out all of her chickens to her sisters and her Mom(me) of which i am gaining 3. One happens to be my 10 year old grandsons favorite chicken who he has SPECIFICALLY said " I want Grandma to take care of it no one else"....ahhhh nothing like a little...