I lost a hen the other day. I have one, Jewel, that's an escape artist, crawls under the fence so I block it with rocks. About a week ago she was out with Blue, an EE, that she had apparently led out with her. I made a mental note to check their escape hatch but forgot. Normally they all free range in the afternoon. But these two were out alone in the morning. Well, a day or two later when The Man was mowing he came across a pile of bluish feathers and I reaized a hawk had probably gotten Blue that morning when she and Jewel were out by themselves. Humpf! I've fixed the hole again.