Duck killed by unknown animal

[Campbellsduckies]

(This may be graphic! Warning)

So this morning I went out to feed my ducks and my poor, poor female duck was in front of my woodshed torn open, feathers everywhere, her neck was completely skinned and everything in her head was basically sucked out, but she wasn’t dismembered. Can anyone help me find out what may have done this!!! I’m very very upset! She had an egg with her that was smashed too. She was a free range duck (as are my others) and I hadn’t put them in the last few nights because the door was torn off of there shelter (by my stupid horse ugh). Does anyone know what may have done it?

 

[MaxwellHouse]

So sorry for your loss.

 

[BirdGirl2004]

Aww man... I am SOO sorry!
Whenever I have something get into my chickens I look at this video for reference!

What Killed My Chicken - How To Know - YouTube

So sorry! hope this helps!

 

[Glashavenfarm]

That's a raccoon. For whatever reason they'll leave the whole body and just eat all of the neck and the inside of the head. One of my Cayuga a few months ago looked like she was literally just sitting there and her bill was resting on the ground. When I walked up all of her vertebrae in her neck clear up to the top of her head were exposed. I'd recommend penning all your ducks up and setting a live trap using the carcass. A coon will come back repeatedly if he's found a buffet.

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

I’m so sorry.....bear hugs!

 

[Campbellsduckies]

That's a raccoon. For whatever reason they'll leave the whole body and just eat all of the neck and the inside of the head. One of my Cayuga a few months ago looked like she was literally just sitting there and her bill was resting on the ground. When I walked up all of her vertebrae in her neck clear up to the top of her head were exposed. I'd recommend penning all your ducks up and setting a live trap using the carcass. A coon will come back repeatedly if he's found a buffet.

I will defiantly do that! Thank you so much!

 

[Flockandfowl46]

So sorry for your loss...looks like it's time to set some raccoon traps

 

[blackandtan]

My sympathies...my pekin Carl just got carried off by an eagle this weekend.

 

[fuzzy ducklin']

Sorry for your loss. I hope you catch that coon.

 

[Mrichard0930]

Oh no so sorry for your loss. We set a live trap before with a duck egg in it trying to catch a fisher cat which killed my ducks and we caught a raccoon so maybe that can help you catch that raccoon cause he will be back. They have to be penned up they have too many predators