To be fair, lots of animals like to kill chickens. I've lost dozens to predators. And I'm committed to free range, I don't want to keep chickens locked in a small coop/run all the time. I still lock them up at night and they appreciate that. I actually have zero at the moment, waiting for spring to start over after some dogs jumped over my fence and killed all of mine. I still get free eggs from my sister though. Oh, and you can't suggest chicken ownership without disclosing all of the chicken shit. It's almost mountains of chicken shit.