I'm the same way, I only kill when necessary to protect my wife or pets and yes my chickens are my pets and very spoiled for sure. And I'll kill to protect my neighbors chickens, she is a real trooper and works a lot so I look out over at her place.
JT
A hot wire around the base a couple of inches up and and one a foot up and one near the top is more fun than a chicken swing...
It does sound like you have gone over it with a fine tooth comb, An adult raccoon or opossum can not fit through a chain link fence but a juvenile can, seen it and...