Hawk? *graphic*

[crb1077]

Could a hawk do this? It looks too clean to be one of my dogs. I found her in a stall with our LGD puppy but there was no blood on either dog (we have 2) and the wounds were already clotted. The pup was laying on the other side of the stall ignoring her. I just don’t know.

 

[topochico225]

Could a hawk do this? It looks too clean to be one of my dogs. I found her in a stall with our LGD puppy but there was no blood on either dog (we have 2) and the wounds were already clotted. The pup was laying on the other side of the stall ignoring her. I just don’t know.

Not sure, but if she's suffering, I'd euthanize her.

 

[crb1077]

Not sure, but if she's suffering, I'd euthanize her.

Already did. I just need to find out what’s doing this so I can better protect them.

 

[Chickeria]

I'm very sorry this happened - poor little girl
I don't know what happened or could have happened with your little girl but I've once seen a chicken gotten and ripped open by a dog (a dachshund-mix puppy/young dog), it was my grandmother's Aphrodite. Aphrodite got bitten more in the rear end than your girl, but what was very similar was it looking like a lit got opened or a hood taken off...sadly we could kind of look inside Aphrodite... Aphrodite was brought to a vet who euthanized her (it was long time ago and it wasn't a chicken savvy vet).

 

[topochico225]

Already did. I just need to find out what’s doing this so I can better protect them.

Aw, I'm sorry. I think it may have been a hawk- they usually pin the bird down and start plucking.

 

[Isadora]

I wouldn't rule out the puppy. When I was a kid we had a German Shepherd that was about 6 months old that attacked one of our turkeys. Ripped up her back pretty bad, similar to your hen. The puppy had no blood on her. But I know it was the puppy, I caught her red-handed.
I'm sorry about your chicken, poor thing.

 

[RosemaryDuck]

Could a hawk do this? It looks too clean to be one of my dogs. I found her in a stall with our LGD puppy but there was no blood on either dog (we have 2) and the wounds were already clotted. The pup was laying on the other side of the stall ignoring her. I just don’t know.

As others have said, don't rule out the puppy or other dog. I had a hen get attacked by a dog many years ago and she had a wound almost identical to this. Though she survived hers with tlc and went back out to the flock.

 

[bill3607]

It looks like dog to me. Sorry for your loss.

 

[Vickischics]

Could a hawk do this? It looks too clean to be one of my dogs. I found her in a stall with our LGD puppy but there was no blood on either dog (we have 2) and the wounds were already clotted. The pup was laying on the other side of the stall ignoring her. I just don’t know.

I'm sorry you had to experience this event. Unless your 100% sure your dog(s) are perfectly trained around chickens, your dog did that to your girl. That means when you say "Leave it" they know. Example: I can put a juicy cooked steak on the floor and say "Leave it", come back 6 hours later and that Steak is untouched on the floor.
They didn't mean to do it but, that prey drive kicked in and without advance obedience training they could not help themselves.
The chicken fluttered then got pinned down by the impulse of the dog and its mouth left an open wound.
I have a GSD, they are prey driven herding dogs. She nabbed two of mine as yours. It took me 3 weeks of consistent training to break her after that "Blood taste". I did train her and I am 99.8% sure, it won't happen again but, I NEVER leave her unattended with the chickens because of that 2% and her taste.
It's what GSD do! It's that Prey drive then the innocence with that long tongue that cleans up any evidence, you have no proof.
I'm sorry about your chicken but, Now you Know your dog did that.
Sorry.

 

[Butchers Wife]

Dog bite. I bet you'd even find every feather in the next day's dog poop.