- Sep 23, 2008
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We've had bantam chickens free ranging in our backyard (that has lots of trees and bushes everywhere) for about 20 years with no problems, all living to ripe old ages. About a month ago, in one week, 3 disappeared during the day. There was no obvious signs except about 10 feathers from one of the missing chickens. Today about noon I went to check on our last chicken and there was a small pile of feathers and now she's gone. Does that sound like a hawk? Once they know where chickens are do they keep coming back? Is it never safe to have free range chickens again once they know where they live? Do bobcats or foxes come out in the daytime? (There are some in the hills but we're on a heavy-traffic street..)