I have read Turkey Vultures don't really hunt live prey, we have them around here too. I have five dogs and no predator has ever ventured into our fenced yard BUT I started feeding a feral cat, and that attracted fox, possums, and even the chickens would raid the dish. Then apparently one day...
Yeah it is kit season. I didn't even know we had foxes around here but learned the hard way 3 weeks ago.
Let my birds out to free range for a couple of hours in the late afternoon and a fox went on a rampage killing 4 just feet from the house (the 5 dogs and I never heard a thing). When I went...