This week I've had 2 chickens killed in their coop. The only entrance for anything to get in would be a gap from the loft or a couple of places that is about 2" wide x 12" long or so.
Earlier this week there was a juvenile about 3-4 months old that just had its head and guts eaten. Last night something ate nothing but the head off of a chicken. What do you guys think this is? Today I'm going to fill in the gaps... but I still would like to know the possible predators. I did kill a small young possum that managed to get in there before I closed them up after free ranging a few days ago... think its another possum or something else?
All most certainly a possum. They will typically start eating in the stomach cavity area right behind the rib cage and leave a husk of a chicken behind. I think that a possum's small and weak teeth condemn them to a life of scavenging.
If i had worked at it hard i could likely have paid my way through college with the possums i caught feeding on a pile of chicken guts.