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The past 5 years or so there’s been a few cases of rabid foxes around here. One was only a few miles from my house which was concerning to me but I have yet to see a rabid fox. I’ve seen plenty of reds with mange and raccoons with distemper though.

People need to remember animals are individuals so some people will have nonstop problems with foxes while others can let them frolic in their yard without issues. I’ve seen gray foxes walk through my yard and not pay the chickens any mind whatsoever. I walked up within 10yds of a gray fox one...

Foxes have fairly large home ranges. Relocating a fox within a few miles won’t solve any problems but it will make it worse. This is assuming you could catch it unharmed in the first place. By going further away you run into legal issues.

If you free range birds and have foxes around sooner or later they will get eaten. Gamefowl are usually more wary than other breeds but generally the gamefowl that are loose are young with some hens being the exception.