Need help identifying predator

[FarmerChick]

Them's words is how I just see it in general...LOL

 

[christinalundberg1]

Please help. LAST MONTH IN ONE NIGHT WE LOST ALL 8 OF OUR CHICKENS. I HAVE A ROOF ON OUR PEN, AND 2.5 FIRE ON THE GROUND AND 3 FEET WIRE GOING UP AND AROUND. THERE WAS NO HOLE IN THE GROUND OR IN ROOF SO WHAT EVER IT WAS, IT WAS ABLE TO GET THROUGH THE "12 X 12 CHAIN LINK DOG KENNEL RUN. THE WEEK BEFORE I DID SEE A YOUNG OPOSSUM IN THE COOP AND I CHASED IT OUT, BUT IT DID NOT SEEM TO BE AFTER THE CHICKENS, JUST EATING THE FRUITS ECT I HAD PUT OUT FOR THE CHICKENS EARLIER FOR THEIR DINNER.

SO ALL WERE KILLED AND SCATTERED EVERYWHERE. THEY WERE ALL WHOLE WITH HEADS ON. ONLY THING WRONG WITH EACH CHICKEN WAS THAT THEIR NECKS WERE BITTERN. NO BITE WOUNDS ANYWHERE ELSE.
WE WERE CRUSHED AND HAVE DECIDED TO WAIT UNTIL SPRING TO TRY AGAIN. ALL OF MY BIRDS WERE ADULTS AND GOOD SIZE HENS. I HAVE READ ALL THE DESCRIPTIONS ABOUT PREDATORS AND CAN NOT SEEM TO FIND ONE THAT MATCHES WHAT HAPPENED TO OURS.
I KNOW THE OPOSSUM WAS IN THERE BUT FROM WHAT I HAVE READ IT IS RARE FOR THEM TO KILL AND ESP KILL ALL 8 !!
WE PLAN ON GETTING A LOCKED DOOR ON THE COOP IN THE SPRING AND LOCKING THEM UP EVERY NIGHT, I JUST THOUGHT OUR COOP WAS SO SAFE AND WE DID NOT NEED TO WORRY : ( PLEASE HELP !!

 

[aart]

Please help. LAST MONTH IN ONE NIGHT WE LOST ALL 8 OF OUR CHICKENS. I HAVE A ROOF ON OUR PEN, AND 2.5 FIRE ON THE GROUND AND 3 FEET WIRE GOING UP AND AROUND. THERE WAS NO HOLE IN THE GROUND OR IN ROOF SO WHAT EVER IT WAS, IT WAS ABLE TO GET THROUGH THE "12 X 12 CHAIN LINK DOG KENNEL RUN. THE WEEK BEFORE I DID SEE A YOUNG OPOSSUM IN THE COOP AND I CHASED IT OUT, BUT IT DID NOT SEEM TO BE AFTER THE CHICKENS, JUST EATING THE FRUITS ECT I HAD PUT OUT FOR THE CHICKENS EARLIER FOR THEIR DINNER.

SO ALL WERE KILLED AND SCATTERED EVERYWHERE. THEY WERE ALL WHOLE WITH HEADS ON. ONLY THING WRONG WITH EACH CHICKEN WAS THAT THEIR NECKS WERE BITTERN. NO BITE WOUNDS ANYWHERE ELSE.
WE WERE CRUSHED AND HAVE DECIDED TO WAIT UNTIL SPRING TO TRY AGAIN. ALL OF MY BIRDS WERE ADULTS AND GOOD SIZE HENS. I HAVE READ ALL THE DESCRIPTIONS ABOUT PREDATORS AND CAN NOT SEEM TO FIND ONE THAT MATCHES WHAT HAPPENED TO OURS.
I KNOW THE OPOSSUM WAS IN THERE BUT FROM WHAT I HAVE READ IT IS RARE FOR THEM TO KILL AND ESP KILL ALL 8 !!
WE PLAN ON GETTING A LOCKED DOOR ON THE COOP IN THE SPRING AND LOCKING THEM UP EVERY NIGHT, I JUST THOUGHT OUR COOP WAS SO SAFE AND WE DID NOT NEED TO WORRY : ( PLEASE HELP !!

WEASEL.

 

[kaeo]

it sounds like ciot put a simple live trap it 25 dollars or i can show you a good trap to make it vary easy and cheep just email me [email protected] iv cought about 150 wild animals with my trap just email me ok have fun