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The list of chicken-fancying predators is quite long, unfortunately. The specific danger depends on which part of the US you live in; but in general, you need to beware the following:
- Pet dogs
- Domestic cats
- Bobcat (Lynx rufus)
- Coyote (Canis latrans)
- Fox (Vulpes vulpes fulvus)
- Hawks, including:
- Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
- Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)
- Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus)
- Cooper’s Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)
- Mink (Neovison vison)
- Opossum (or Possum, Didelphis virginiana)
- Owls, especially the Great Horned (Bubo virginianus)
- Raccoon (Procyon lotor)
- Rat (the Norway rat Rattus norvegicus throughout the States, and the Roof rat (Rattus rattus) in some southern and western States). These are not a danger to adult birds, but will take eggs and chicks.
- Skunks:
- Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis)
- Eastern spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius)
- Hog-nosed skunk (Conepatus leuconotus)
- Hooded skunk (Mephitis macroura)
- Snakes, notably the Black Rat Snake (Pantherophis obsoletus) (although with smaller snakes it will be the other way round, with the chickens trying to catch and eat them!)
- Weasel family (Mustela), including the Black-footed Ferret (Mustela nigripes) and Long-tailed Weasel (Mustela frenata)
