we have a fox visit most nights, the other night he poo'ed on the top of the coop, poor chooks. As long as you make it fox proof your fine
On the thing about laws about keeping chickens in area, I am in breach of our house covenant which covers most of our village.. no poulty, no goats, blar blar.. but I don't keep poultry
I have pet chickens, and under 5 of them with names, which makes them pets.. according to our local council. I did however voluntarily register the chooks with defra so if anyone does come at me, I can say I'm doing everything by the book!
We're now on 4 chooks, 2 rabbits, 2 cats, 1 dog.. and I'm working on my man to let us have another puppy.. as we do both work long hours, Maisy needs a friend