Chicken went missing?

[St3v3n31922]

when i was on vacation my friend texted me about one chicken going missing, i found a bunch of feathers near their dust bathe spot so what predator would do this? There’s no blood or anything.

 

[CountryFlock]

The only predators that have completely taken my chickens are ones that are very capable of doing so..
Foxes, coyotes

I suppose a raccoon could too but every time I see a raccoon kill my chickens, the chicken is dead in the coop or run. And not taken

 

[St3v3n31922]

The only predators that have completely taken my chickens are ones that are very capable of doing so..
Foxes, coyotes

I suppose a raccoon could too but every time I see a raccoon kill my chickens, the chicken is dead in the coop or run. And not taken

Can it be possible a cat killed my chciken? my chicken was pretty tiny and cats been stalking my chicken

 

[cmom]

If you have a game camera I would suggest you put it up because more than likely it has and will be back and then you will know what you're dealing with.

 

[cheekychick3]

Hi sorry for your loss. Hope you get the blighter.

 

[Aunt Angus]

Can it be possible a cat killed my chciken? my chicken was pretty tiny and cats been stalking my chicken

Yes. It's happened to others. But I would think a hawk or an owl, if your bird was small.

I'm sorry you lost your chicken.

I hate reading about predator kills because it's so sad. It's the circle of life and all that, I know. But it's still sad.

 

[cmom]

This killed several of my birds. I have since put heavy duty netting covering all of my pens and have had no losses since to owls and hawks.

 

[jvls1942]

if you set up a trail cam now, after the fact, it doesn't guarantee that what you pick up on it was what did your chicken.. It might be a good choice, though..

 

[cmom]

With my cameras I have found that the predators do have routines too. One coyote I have seen regularly has an injured right front foot that didn't heal correctly.