Mystery Predator

[PotatoChicken]

Hi! i'm obiously new at this, so if im not doing this rite- DISREGARD. Anyway i was wonderin if anyone knew what this predator is by the way the remains were because i lost a silkie and a polish to it. the remains were scatered and there were feather all over the place. it looked like an axe murder. my poor chickeys.

thanx-

 

[the outdoorsman44]

A cat got one of my quail a left feathers everywhere but i am not sure if it was a cat that got your chickens

 

[PotatoChicken]

thanx, but i dont think it was a cat now that i think about it. it probly wasnt anything to big, our run and coop are like fort knox. realy small chicken wire, goes into ground 1 1/2 ft,concrete coop bottom.and thank you, i feel welcome!

 

[leadwolf1]

weasel?

Where were the remains found?

 

[PotatoChicken]

In the run. and also i forgot to mention that it in the middle of the day. I dont know if a weasel could get in anyway.

 

[leadwolf1]

If it was in the run, you have a predator that is getting in and it is pretty good size or, your chickens are ripping each other apart. There is no predator, besides a rat, that is smaller than a weasel. A rat wouldn't attack and kill two chickens and rip them apart.

You have a breach into your fort knox!

 

[bigoledude]

Look for fur at every place that an animal might have squeezed through. Go around and under every single possible location you cam imagine. It is remarkable how often we eventually find the spot if we look closely enough.

I always hang a snare in the spot when I find it. But, I box-in any possible entry so it cannot get to my chickens. In other words, I leave the opening he used open. Then, I box around it with hardware cloth. This way he tries to use the original opening and gets caught. Hung by the neck until dead!

Catch that sucker.

 

[PotatoChicken]

Oh my god! i looked for holes, and guess what, a gaping hole in the top net over the run! what would this be? it very lite netting, what could crawl on it, go in, and get out!?!
-Potato

 

[bobbi-j]

Oh my god! i looked for holes, and guess what, a gaping hole in the top net over the run! what would this be? it very lite netting, what could crawl on it, go in, and get out!?!
-Potato

My guess would be coon. You probably want to put a sturdier cover over your run.

 

[leadwolf1]

My guess would be coon. You probably want to put a sturdier cover over your run.

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