Thanks.. he seems very lively still. And it is a big relief that it is not something that is known to happen! I am thinking it was a racoon.. mostly because we dont have anything else around here that would take the whole body, and is small enough to break into the barn..
Ok so my seeet broody hen was attacked by something last night and was missing this morning.. she was just hatching her eggs and all that was left was a bunch of feathers, blood and a few dead chicks with the darn flys already starting to lay eggs on them... while sorting though it all i noticed...