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Foxes don't stay long in one den, they will disperse at the end of the summer and usually it's only 4-6 pups. But if it's not foxes then it is raccoons or hawks. The best thing to do is protect your flock.

http://www.bell-outlet.com/Pet-Bells/Chicken-Bell.htm Here are some little bells for your girls to help ward off predators. If you do free range I would get a rooster, they keep a look out and will often sacrifice themselves for the flock fighting off would- be attackers.

Call me devil's Advocate and as awful as this sounds, the red foxes currently have about 2 month old pups in their den- please don't kill or relocate it, it just has lots of mouths to feed currently. Consider perhaps a safer space for your animals in the early spring time especially. I so...