Dead chickens maybe a predator?

[Newseramabreeder]

I woke up at 5:00 to this all the heads were missing everything there bodies were eaten there is a couple of gaps in the cages but there not real big not big enough for those chickens to get out so would could have done this? It had to have happened last night

 

[sourland]

Were they locked in a coop? Is there a roof on their pen?

 

[Newseramabreeder]

Were they locked in a coop? Is there a roof on their pen?

Yes two tarps on the pen no rips or tears and there fully locked

 

[Eggcessive]

Sorry for your loss. Yes, that was a predator. What size are the gaps? Raccoons can grab them through chicken wire and pull them apart. Do they sleep on a roost at night? Are there any signs of digging under the wire? I would cover your coop with 1/2 inch hardware cloth wire fencing. Nothing can get through that.

 

[Newseramabreeder]

Sorry for your loss. Yes, that was a predator. What size are the gaps? Raccoons can grab them through chicken wire and pull them apart. Do they sleep on a roost at night? Are there any signs of digging under the wire? I would cover your coop with 1/2 inch hardware cloth wire fencing. Nothing can get through that.

They sleep on a box and on a big tree branch

 

[nuthatched]

As in your other thread, it was likely a coon.
Sorry for your loss.

 

[Luv Ducks]

So sorry for your loss. Coons do attack that way and I agree that was what it was. They are terrible predators and will return until the whole flock is gone. Hopefully if you have any left you can put them in a better setup because if not I fear they will get killed also.