Hawk killed all 47 chickens in an hour!

[Bengalcats1]

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My dog has killed my chickens and barely left a mark on them, he must first break their neck

...........and the mink and weasel can't get that many in that short of time, dogs get frantic and just kill as many as they can, esp when they're all running around, I don't think another animal could have gotten so many so fast and they are also going to take time out to eat them, dogs don't care about eating them, it's a game to them

 

[ArizonaDesertChicks]

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My dog has killed my chickens and barely left a mark on them, he must first break their neck

...........and the mink and weasel can't get that many in that short of time, dogs get frantic and just kill as many as they can, esp when they're all running around, I don't think another animal could have gotten so many so fast and they are also going to take time out to eat them, dogs don't care about eating them, it's a game to them

I agree - I've had chickens killed by a dog before (our entire flock of 8 at the time) and recently 4 more by a coyote - most had no marks at all - just piles of feathers and 1 chicken had blood coming out its mouth from internal injuries.

 

[Two Creeks Farm]

A dog will usually crush a chicken. Then its on to the next one.

 

[chickened]

I just re-read the OP description and she said the heads were gone from 3 and the rest looked crushed no mention of feathers everywhere just scattered bodies. Dogs pull feathers usually. Photos would help. Don't rule out human attacks.

 

[Two Creeks Farm]

She also stated a hawk was feeding when she returned...that might explain the heads.

 

[chickened]

For all we know the hawk could be a buzzard (scavenger) they destroy evidence quickly. Every dog kill I have seen there are feathers everywhere before consumption as the birds usually give a fight. My terriers would shake what ever they killed. I just hate to shoot a dog with out proof.

 

[Gray Ghost]

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I would guess that a pack of domestic pet dogs who killed zebras, were not killing livestock for the first time. They were probably out there before, doing the same thing, this was just the first time they got caught. Domestic dogs can act that way.