That should be okay but I am just worried that the opossum might dig her up again.I ended up burying her, but not sure if that will be an issue? And thank you, I’m suspecting now that it might be a possum, since they are common around here. She was one of three sisters that I adopted long agoa great hen indeed, and she loved jumping into my garden lol
. I know just how special they are to their owners. if I were a guessing man, I would say possum. If it happened during the day, it most likely isn’t a raccoon, unless it is rabid or sick. I’m assuming your ladies go inside their run at dusk. Obtain a trap if you can and catch whatever did that. Again, so sorry!
For sure not a coyote. Could it have been sick and flopped around before dying? Chickens will eat other chickens that they think are weak or injured also. I had one hen attacked bad by a dog, she managed to escape but due she had so much blood the other chickens began to eat her, pulling her meat & skin off. Foxes hide the remains, large bird of prey take off with a chicken if able to air lift. Possums remove heads first, canines rip a chicken like a rag doll and coyotes only leave a foot and few feathers as evidence, but coons can kill like this and other chickens/birds eat like this on injured or sick other birds.
