The mystery of the missing hen may be solved.

This evening Jeannette was sitting on the porch having a read when a hawk swooped down to steal one of the remaining hens. There was much screaming and cowering that ensued, but ultimately both hens were saved. If you were to come by the house and look at the front part of the porch you would find quite a few feathers adorning the plants. This is the result of the combat with the hawk.

In the end, we had 2 frightened hens, one startled Jeannette, and one hungry hawk.