gypsey wrote:those who dont think Otter leave the streams, I hate to correct you but they will in fact follow up tiny streams to find new breeding grounds, food, love etc. They will also leave the water and cross dry ground for many miles searching for another stream or river.
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MissJenny:though I am thinking muskrat
Nope. Not a Muskrat-- they feed mainly on aquatic vegetation and also, clams, frogs and fish on occasions (LIKE A BEAVER-- before someone suggest it was that). I could not imagine a Muskrat leaving the water, going into a chicken coop and attacking...
WisconsinChick:I dont think it was an otter!!! Do they even do that?
Right. No, it could not have been Otters. Not possible unless they got loose from a zoo or something and were playing in the Coop. I suspect she doesn't know her mammals. Instead, it was probably that popular chicken killer...
Very sad for you, hmmmm, but Otters? That will be a FIRST I've heard of River Otters attacking & killing chickens. They eat mostly rough fish, but also crayfish, frogs . . . BUT CHICKEN? Come now. You live on the edge of a body of water or stream? Might you have your animals mixed up?
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