We have chickens in other country around the globe and you are the only ones who need a weapon to protect them and also the only ones who protest armed vs armed bad people (I aggree your authorities are actually some of the worst in the globe but you have been doing it for decades).
So, no, you dont let foxes eat them, you just build a shelter and let them out for a few hours meanwhile you hang around and just keep them inside the shelter at night.
We have chickens in other country around the globe and you are the only ones who need a weapon to protect them and also the only ones who protest armed vs armed bad people (I aggree your authorities are actually some of the worst in the globe but you have been doing it for decades).
So, no, you dont let foxes eat them, you just build a shelter and let them out for a few hours meanwhile you hang around and just keep them inside the shelter at night.
That simple 👍🏽