What predator did was not an indication of smarts. It was an indication predator had time to do its killing, the killed had little or no cover / protection, and predator was not obstructed by fencing or other dogs from getting from getting to different kill sites. It is also an indication that either you are directly aware of where predator called or have good communication with other fowl keepers.
Actually most of the animals were in well secured yards and mine personally get locked up at night inside everynight. The drake was outside because i had ducklings hatch that day it was bad luck cause it was the only time he has ever been outside. My yard only consisted of chickenwire easily breakable by bigger predators such as dogs and coyotes but it was never a concern since i live in a fairly populated part of the neibourhood. Im not stranger to predators but this is the first loss in quite sometime its just disheartening i put alot of effort into obtaining this birds just to lose them to a senseless kill.
X2 fore sure, I hunt coyote
Consider possibility track pictured was made by coyote but that was not perpitrator. I see coyote tracks fairly frequently but they seldom actually go after birds.X2 fore sure, I hunt coyote
