A ruckus from the chicken run startled us As our hens and rooster rushed around in a wild frenzy they voiced a racket of distress calls

Running out we discovered a red fox with our Rhode Island Red in his mouth  The fox was heading for a small hole in the run’s fence Fortunately, he made a mistake

The gap in the fence was just big enough for the slim fox to enter but too small for the hen to fit through With us approaching, the fox dropped the terrified and wildly flapping and squawking hen, squirted through the hole and