dead chickens scattered around yard

[birdloverfarm]

Yesterday we found many of our chickens and most of our chicks scattered around the yard, dead.There were feathers in clumps in a few places. Many of them had been killed without many cuts, it looked like their necks were broken. In one case the chicken had the whole side pulled off with insides showing. One chicken was attacked and survived, but with cuts on her back, head, under the wings, and has been plucked near the cuts. Does anyone have any idea what attacked them?

 

[Teach97]

chubacabra



or a dog

 

[sdeneen2001]

neighborhood dogs are the only thing that I know of that kills for "sport" and not food (well, okay some humans do also). so sorry

 

[Enchanted Sunrise Farms]

I agree it sounds like a dog. I'm so sorry for your loss. What a horrible thing to have happen.

 

[CARDINAL]

100% sure it is dogs

 

[the1honeycomb]

dogs THINK THEY ARE TOYS i THINK AND ONCE THEY START IT IS HARD TO protect your babies!!! high powered paint ball gun!!!! I don't even let them near my yard!!

 

[birdloverfarm]

There are lots of dogs in my neighborhood, but we have had chickens for two years with no problems. Maybe it was a stray

 

[jjthink]

It WILL be back.

Everybody in lockdown.

JJ

 

[birdloverfarm]

How long should I keep them in lockdown?

 

[thekid]

sounds like a chubacabra