Missing chicken and one dead *I describe the body I found*

[Bryntee]

I discovered tonight that I have a missing chicken and found one dead. There are feathers all over the coop and outside of the window. I found the body of one chicken in an open cattle type shed close to the coop. There were feathers of this chicken in two other spots than where I found her body in the shed. Her body was picked clean. I did not see a head. No blood. Just feathers, wings, legs and feet, and bones. I cannot find my other chicken tho! I am unsure what did this. Also, my ducks nest was raided the same time I am guessing. But her nest was across the road in the neighbors weeds a ways away. I am guessing this happened early this morning as I heard my duck quacking at 4am. I went out to let her in the coop and must not have closed the door all the way. :’( any ideas what could have gotten my chickens?

 

[Nats Chickens]

Maybe a dingo, they tenda go for poultry a bit. Also wat about a snake for the egg thing?

 

[mowin]

Coon. That are known to eat the head off the chicken. The missing one sounds like fox, but a coon will drag a bird off. The nest being raided sounds like a coon also, but could be anything from a snake to a coyote..

 

[Trish1974]

Maybe a dingo, they tenda go for poultry a bit. Also wat about a snake for the egg thing?

In Wisconsin, I'm pretty sure you can rule out dingo!

 

[Bryntee]

Coon. That are known to eat the head off the chicken. The missing one sounds like fox, but a coon will drag a bird off. The nest being raided sounds like a coon also, but could be anything from a snake to a coyote..

Whatever it was got them both I’m thinking. There are feathers from both chickens all over the coop and under the window. :’( just thought it was weird we found one but can’t find the other. :’(

 

[mowin]

Do you have a game camera? That's the easiest way to find out what your dealing with besides actually seeing the culprit.
Unfortunately, what ever it was will be back.

 

[Bryntee]

Well my missing chicken was sitting on my front steps this morning!!! She does have a wound but she’s ALIVE!!!!!!! I am so thankful she survived. This chicken should have been dead many times but always manages to survive lol.

And yes we have tons! I will see about setting a couple up for tonight!!

 

[mowin]

That's fantastic news. Next step is securing your coop/run so this doesn't continue.

 

[Bryntee]

The missing chicken has a wound and another open wound with a ton of tiny maggots!!!!!!

 

[strawberricatt]

The missing chicken has a wound and another open wound with a ton of tiny maggots!!!!!!

I'm sorry if I missed this but is she still alive?