Old tom and baby tom question

[NickyPick]

A friend of mine took 3 of my poults and she said one turned out to be a tom, but has disappeared. Could her older tom (2 years old) have run the baby off? (poult is about 3 months)

 

[R2elk]

A friend of mine took 3 of my poults and she said one turned out to be a tom, but has disappeared. Could her older tom (2 years old) have run the baby off? (poult is about 3 months)

Yes, but it could also have been a predator that took the youngster.