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In order of most likely to not very common: Coyotes Raccoons Grey Fox (maybe an occasional escaped red fox) Bobcat Black Rat Snakes (mainly eggsnatchers) Great Horned Owl minks fire ants Broad-Winged Hawk red-tailed hawk Coopers hawk Ferral dog ferral cat stray pet dog and cats Red Shouldered...

could I get into trouble for hurting one of those things? No need to ever hurt one. They only scavenge. they are not true hunters. If they happen upon defenseless babies, like most meat-eaters they won't turn it down, but are not a concern if you raise your birds properly and give babies a...

Quote: To quote your source: Carrion (prefers large carcasses), but also will take weak, sick or unprotected young birds and mammals. No worries on adults or juveniles. They are pretty safe animals unless you had an unprotected nest. I never freerange until they are old enough to fend off...

But you can not extirpate (destroy) all of anything ever. Nope, but we can get rid of the problem individuals and keep the general population at manageable levels. That is usually the goal.

Quote: That sounds like a Black Vulture. Google it. if so, no worries, they only scavenge dead animals.

Quote: This is only partially true. Once a particular predator gets a taste for chicken, they will keep coming back. Experience taught me quickly, identification of the predator is an important first step. Then you can decide which method of extirpation will be most effective.