9 Hens gone in 1 afternoon

[ronb3244]

I'm trying to figure out what took away 9 of my red sexlinks in one afternoon. The hens are full grown. They were free ranging outside of their run with woods nearby. The only thing left were some piles of feathers. I found some feathers trailing into the brush beside the field. We live in north central WV. The incident happened between 2pm and 6pm on a sunny day within 10 yards or so from the woodline. There is a pond a few hundred yards away through the woods but no other water nearby. Am I looking at 9 predators or would something make multiple trips? I haven't seen coyotes on my farm but know they are in the area. Fox? Thanks for your help.

 

[HeritageGoose13]

Did you find any blood too? They may have just wandered into the woods. Not saying that is what happened but it is a possibility.

 

[ralph a]

It sounds like a pack of something. A fox usually only takes one. The same for raccoon or skunk. A few stray dogs will do this. Large cats training kittens will also.Bad people will also.

 

[aart]

Could have been a family group of fox or coyote, youngsters growing up and starting to hunt.

Fox will kill more than one during attack, but remove them to a cache one a time.