First loss and possible bear attack

[Bobohunter1776]

Lost our first chicken. Fox somehow opened the door and devoured 1. Also had something try to get in a few days before. Bear?

 

[Hei 20]

Lost our first chicken. Fox somehow opened the door and devoured 1. Also had something try to get in a few days before. Bear?View attachment 2402159

I'm sorry for your loss

 

[Matejka]

Lost our first chicken. Fox somehow opened the door and devoured 1. Also had something try to get in a few days before. Bear?View attachment 2402159

I'm sorry for your loss. Troublesome predators. Every thing likes chicken dinner 🍽
Why are you thinking bear? What happened?
How are you going to prevent chicken dinner?

 

[Sammi_0411]

So sorry for your loss

 

[aart]

Lost our first chicken. Fox somehow opened the door and devoured 1. Also had something try to get in a few days before. Bear?View attachment 2402159

Nah, probably dog.
Pics showing whole coop, with something for scale, would help here.

Welcome to BYC! @Bobohunter1776
Where in this world are you located?
Climate, and time of year, is almost always a factor.
Please add your general geographical location to your profile.
It's easy to do, and then it's always there!

 

[cmom]

So Sorry for your loss. Electric wires around your coop and run can discourage most predators including a bear but a good fence charger is necessary. I would suggest a fence charger of at least 2 joules for a bear. Most predators examine first with their nose. If they get a good zap, they shouldn't come back. Some people bait their wire so the predator will touch it with either it's nose, lips or tongue. A bear has a thick hide. Game cameras also are good to have so you know what is lurking. Good luck...

 

[cmom]

A bobcat couple of nights ago outside my chick/grow-out coop. I do have electric wires around this coop and pen but I still shut the youngsters in at night. It was big so probably a male.

 

[Bobohunter1776]

Nah, probably dog.
Pics showing whole coop, with something for scale, would help here.

Welcome to BYC! @Bobohunter1776
Where in this world are you located?
Climate, and time of year, is almost always a factor.
Please add your general geographical location to your profile.
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Have a game camera set up but it was off that night. It was loud enough to wake us up and it climbed on top of the coop. I live in western Colorado.

 

[Bobohunter1776]

I'm sorry for your loss. Troublesome predators. Every thing likes chicken dinner 🍽
Why are you thinking bear? What happened?
How are you going to prevent chicken dinner?

Whatever it was ripped through our buried wire. I'm not sure anything other than a bear could do that.

 

[Nigel27]

Those claw marks look like they’re from a bear. I play a radio near my coop at night ever since I had a cub go through a coop window. “Talk” radio seems to make them uneasy, depending how habituated it is.