Lost three the other morning

[Mikee1948]

Four AM I heard the squwak of distressed chickens, I ran out ot the pen and three of my five were dead, heads bitten off of two of them. I thought this was secure enough, but evidently it wasn't.

I replaced the roof and locked the other two birds in the coop. At 6:30 I went back outside and the roof was again pushed open. The two hens were safe but really spooked. So I rebuilt it like this, and wired shut all the roof sections. Now, I'll have to buy some more hens next week.

 

[maybejoey]

It sounds like a hawk or and owl. They will only eat the head then leave the body.

 

[Mikee1948]

I don't think a hawk or owl could pull back the screening. Plus two of the dead ones were crammed up against the fence, like something was trying to pull them through it. I'm thinking raccoon?

 

[SilkieBantams]

I'm thinking raccoon or fox or bobcat?

 

[CrestedGirl]

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I am so sorry

this is horrible

 

[drumstick diva]

the openings in your fence are large enough for a coon to pull body parts through - you need to use hardware cloth over the bottom couple of feet or so, so they can't grab ahold of any.

 

[mrpekinduck]

I'm so sorry these things always make me cry

I would guess coon.