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    What killed my chickens?! 10 in one night (graphic pictures included)

    Thanks for your advise. They are secure inside barn, although barn itself isn’t that secure as it’s an older metal farm equipment barn. It was a mistake not having pop door shut, but still interested in finding/narrowing down culprits. I will post more pictures being requested by others after a...
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    What killed my chickens?! 10 in one night (graphic pictures included)

    We do not live next to a creek or water source. Coons have been in barn living prior to buying residence, but no current dropping or evident supports residence now: I should clarify, this happened over night and we did NOT have the door shut to coop, we had mistakenly left it open over night as...
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    What killed my chickens?! 10 in one night (graphic pictures included)

    Thanks for your input. You’re correct in that the fencing is not much more than a barrier for the chickens. We usually close the coop door at night which is a concrete slab floor and sealed walls to bottom of decking of hay loft with chicken wire on open walls. This is in a sectioned off section...
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    What killed my chickens?! 10 in one night (graphic pictures included)

    Wondering if anyone has a good idea on the predator I'm after. See attached pictures of crime scene. We lost 10 in one night. The remaining 13 and 2 youngins in another pin lived. I would assume a racoon due to the pulling through fence, but something was also inside the barn trying to pull...
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