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[Teresaann24]

The first of spring something was killing my free range chickens at night. I started making sure everyone was locked up at night and it never came back. Its been 8 months and have lost no chickens. Lastnight something killed three of my chickens a young but big showgirl roo a white silkie pullet and my older showgirl roo. I only found 1 whole body and it looked as if he had a heart attack the other I only found some of its body and feet and one is missing but LOTS of feathers.

We set up a trap last year when this started and never caught anything.

Some clues:
Comes at night
Plucks feathers
Before have never found a body only a pile of feathers.

Here are some pics I took the picks are of all the feathers plucked other pictures are of one of the half eaten chickens only legs left and my other roo who has no injuries he is just dead.

HELP ME WHAT IS IT KILLING THEM?

 

[redhen]

Owl? They would pluck the feathers...

 

[MandyH]

Look like an owl to me.

 

[peterlund]

Quote:
Did the guilty party go thru the chicken wire?

 

[Tala]

You need stronger wire. Chicken wire won't keep predators out. They really shouldn't sell that stuff as "for chickens" because it causes too much heartache

 

[Teresaann24]

No it didn't go through the wire there is a door on the side I leave it open for them to go in or out as they please I always shut the door before dark last night I didn't it went through the door to get them.

 

[Lbrad7]

I am going to go against the other opinions and say it was a coon. I would set out a live trap and use one of the dead birds as bait.

Good luck to you. What ever it was, I hope you can put an end to it taking your birds.

 

[chicken wild]

racoon

 

[Chicken Frenzie]

Cyotie? But they probsbly wouldn't go near the pen if it was CLOSE to your house.. they go by mine..

 

[Teresaann24]

whatever the sucker is came back and got the dead roo that was untouched. I did not catch eye of it and it was daylight right before dark when it took the dead roo.

Everyone is locked up tight tomorrow I plan on setting a trap tomorrow night any suggestions for bait?