Gina, I am so sorry. You may have to put locks on gates. Many years ago, I had the same problem, even had the barn door frame taken apart so they could get in and steal my silkies I had just brought from NM. Fenton police would not investigate, even though it cost me 1,000's to buy and get them to MI. This is horrible. Cathryn
I just look inside the coop which is a huge dog house. It is solid wood and like you it only has the hole for the cord but a predator couldn't squeeze a chicken through that hole! It is difficult to count the chickens when they are in as the house sits on the ground and I would have to kneel on the wet muddy ground to really be able to see. The door was still locked when I let them out this morning. I did look at them several times yesterday and they seemed to be all there.. I think they were all there too when I fed the scratch about an hour before they went in their house. There is no sign of a predator or any feathers. I walked my entire property today. I have an acre.
This is the first time I have lost chickens this year except for the fiasco with the cat getting my blind rooster..
Gina
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