What killed my chicken?

[nikolairapunzel]

Tonight I found my bantam rooster dead. Lots of feathers in a small.area and then just a few feet away there he was. His head and breast are was intact. All his insides were eaten. The rest of the flock was safely in the coop. It happened in the daytime. He was last seen on camera around 3pm and everyone else hid around 530pm. We live in Northern Michigan. I do have a picture of the body if anyone wants to take a look. Thanks.

 

[nuthatched]

I'm sorry you lost your roo. Sounds like a raptor

 

[gimmie birdies]

I just lost a young rooster to a raven. All that was left was guts, and feathers.

 

[AidKD]

Tonight I found my bantam rooster dead. Lots of feathers in a small.area and then just a few feet away there he was. His head and breast are was intact. All his insides were eaten. The rest of the flock was safely in the coop. It happened in the daytime. He was last seen on camera around 3pm and everyone else hid around 530pm. We live in Northern Michigan. I do have a picture of the body if anyone wants to take a look. Thanks.

Can I see the picture?

 

[nikolairapunzel]

Can I see the picture?

Yes, I will attach it in just a few minutes. Thanks! Also for more info, the area he was attacked in had tree cover and was in a fenced corner of our yard. Body was just 4 or 5 feet away. There has been a cat in our yard recently also. Just trying to figure out what to protect the rest from. Thanks.

 

[nikolairapunzel]

Can I see the picture?

 

[AidKD]

Do you have many skunks around your place? I'm not familiar with animal attacks and what it looks like on chickens, but it kinda looks like a skunk got him. I had a hen that was killed by a skunk a couple years ago and the skunk pretty muchly just ripped her open, ate some of her insides, and went on his merry way. Again, I could be wrong, but thought I'd throw it out there!

 

[nikolairapunzel]

Do you have many skunks around your place? I'm not familiar with animal attacks and what it looks like on chickens, but it kinda looks like a skunk got him. I had a hen that was killed by a skunk a couple years ago and the skunk pretty muchly just ripped her open, ate some of her insides, and went on his merry way. Again, I could be wrong, but thought I'd throw it out there!

We do have skunks I am guessing. In 25 years living in this house, we have o ly ever seen one though!

 

[AidKD]

We do have skunks I am guessing. In 25 years living in this house, we have o ly ever seen one though!

I'm probably wrong then, sorry!

 

[gimmie birdies]

I counted my roosters today, I am missing 2 more. A man did come and adopt one today.