Last Monday between 9am and noon one of my hens mysteriously disappeared without a trace. I was out of town but my spouse informs me that she heard nothing unusual. There's no evidence that a predator got her like loose feathers and such. The hen, a white leghorn, was at the top of the pecking order, a bit on the loud side, and prone to jump over the gate until I trimmed her feathers. I have several theories:
1. She somehow got out on her own and somebody may have taken her after she wandered around a bit
2. A flying predator got her
3. someone entered our yard and took her
The last two options seems unlikely given what I've been told. My spouse said she took a short nap of about 30 minutes so I can't entirely rule out foul play but I think it very unlikely. My immediate neighbors confirmed the hen hadn't got into their yard.
Anyone have another theory? Is this disappearing act typical of leghorns?
1. She somehow got out on her own and somebody may have taken her after she wandered around a bit
2. A flying predator got her
3. someone entered our yard and took her
The last two options seems unlikely given what I've been told. My spouse said she took a short nap of about 30 minutes so I can't entirely rule out foul play but I think it very unlikely. My immediate neighbors confirmed the hen hadn't got into their yard.
Anyone have another theory? Is this disappearing act typical of leghorns?