Peeled inside out....???

[countrypreacher]

All my chickens free range and I have found 2 chickens in the last week that were literally peeled inside out. Almost like someone tube skinned them for the leather. I have had chickens for 15 years and had a lot of them killed by predators but never seen this before. There are no feathers everywhere or anything. just a chicken hide left behind peeled inside out....

They are being killed at night so I am thinking a nightime predator but not sure what would peel them inside out.....

Any clues?

 

[ChickenWisperer]

I can't imagine what could do that.

I'm sorry for your loss. Hopefully someone more experienced than I will come along with help.

 

[Backyard_Chicken_rancher]

I too am at a loss I have never heard that before could it be a racoon I say get a live trap and see.
If you ever do find out besure to post what it was I would like to know myself now.

 

[theFox]

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Well your description isn't quite detailed enough, but here is something to ponder.

An old meat hunters bird cleaning amounted to peeling a bird and taking the breast and leg meat leaving the rest for the scavengers.

 

[archerobx]

In western Pa I find ground hogs like that.
Some of the older trappers tell me coyotes do that. I am not sure if it is true or not but until I get a better answer thats what I go by
Hope this helps

 

[countrypreacher]

What about a field rat

 

[Imp]

I'm thinking along the same lines as theFox, two legged predator.

Imp

 

[Kennyog]

I think somebody had fried chicken for supper!

 

[4dabirds]

Sounds like a skunk to me.

 

[4dabirds]

Try a medium size box trap with some canned cat food for bait.