I lost three chickens yesterday to an unknown predator. My dad found one the first of the chickens not even 20 feet from the coop with just a puncture wound. I found the other about 50 feet away from the coop in nearly perfect condition, she just had some feathers missing. The other is a rooster and I fear that he got taken away by the predator because he was protecting his girls. I found these tracks in the mud about 30 feet away from the coop, in addition to some of my dogs' tracks that were left this morning. The tracks are about the size of a medium sized dog's prints, maybe 3 inches wide by 4 inches long.
First one, with no claw marks that I can see:
Other ones that look similar but have claw marks:
What do you guys think?
First one, with no claw marks that I can see:
Other ones that look similar but have claw marks:
What do you guys think?