Dead chicken in fenced in coop. Elongated neck. Feathers on back completely stripped away-3"wide-from head to tail. Chest & belly stripped. Cause?

[Beth Ray]

Dead chicken in completely closed fenced coop. Fully grown-2 yrs-not sick. Feathers were COMPLETELY stripped from head to near tail about 3" wide. Elongated neck (as seen when a snake tries to swallow a chicken), we have a black snake that eats eggs, but it would take a python the swallow this chicken that far over and past the wings. The pen is 7'tall with a wire top.

 

[NewcoopNewpoop]

Raccoon?

 

[Pyriel127]

I’m following this thread because the other day my chicken was nearly skinned alive, and there were no signs of entry into the closed coop

 

[Project Blue]

One time we had a small hawk, (sharp shinned), get into a coop, once in it couldn't get out. I opened the door and it flew away, but for the life of me I couldn't figure out how it got in. Weasels are pretty small and probably could get in a small opening as well. I don't know either's eating habits, but am interested to know what did your chicken in. That plucking does sound very particular to some kind of predator.