Starting to really hate feral cats!!!

[mechanic57]

You might be surprised at what's lurking in your woods. It could also have been a fox, coyote, or stray dog. 

Yeah it's possible. for as long as I've lived here and my uncle hunts in those woods and I have motion activated trail cameras in the woods to photo the deer, we've never seen a fox or coyote. Only deer, turkey and cats. I know they're in the general region but from what I understand they would attack more than one chicken. I lost the bird while they were out free ranging, not while in the coop or run so who knows. Could have been anything.

 

[Adorkable]

I've had several cats stalking my free range egg layers. I shoot them (same with any stray dogs or neighbors dogs that wander onto our land) and go on about my business.