[NEEDS SAVES] [CoL] Grim Reaper stuck in loop when fighting with evil hen

I have this exact same problem. A fox died on my lot, Grim goes to it but then returns back to fight the evil chicken. Roams around for a bit and the same thing happens over and over again and I can't save the game or travel, meanwhile the fox is there...ya know waiting to be reaped. The thing is I also have 2 chickens, including the evil chicken, who are close to death but the Grim Reaper only fights with said evil chicken. I had to stop playing with that household.