Hey guys.
Dealing with some sorrow right now. I was hanging out with the chickens, and saw a trail of feathers. I started to hyperventilate, and sure enough, they led to a mutilated chicken. One of our light brahmas. Head missing, body cavity cleaned out from the rear. I think I forgot to do a head count last night, and a raccoon killed her. My little brother thought he heard a chicken screaming last night. My dad went to check if the coop was ok. It was. He saw a cat running away. It probably was one of the many other animals to share in the bounty. We know it happened last night because I spent time with them yesterday and they were all there, and it had definitely been dead for a while, judging by the flies. We've dealt with predator deaths and deaths by sickness before, but none of them have been quite so gruesome. She was one of the sweetest birds we had. I don't have many questions, because I know what I did wrong and how to fix it, I just needed to write it down and get it all out.