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Quote: Not necessarily. We saw a few black snakes around in the spring and summer here well before we had chickens. Dh has killed two black snakes in the yard this year. Normally we'd leave them alone, and since they eat rodents I wouldn't begrudge them an egg or two, but we have chicks...

There's no set "start" time for predators. It can happen at any point. If a fox is hungry and spots your chickens (and yes, they do hunt during the day as well), then they'll take that opportunity to try to swipe one. Same with any other predator. The price of free-ranging includes losing...