Wha is killing my chickens

[Judykaymayes]

I am wanting to ask what animal would kill a chicken by beheading it and ripping the throat and chest .
Judy Mayes

 

[_meels_ the chicken mom]

I am wanting to ask what animal would kill a chicken by beheading it and ripping the throat and chest .
Judy Mayes

 I think that's a weasel. Thats what it did to ours

 

[Blue Raptor]

I am wanting to ask what animal would kill a chicken by beheading it and ripping the throat and chest .
Judy Mayes

Welcome to BYC!!

 

[Geena]

If the neck and/or breast meat was removed it was most likely a hawk.

 

[Judykaymayes]

 I think that's a weasel. Thats what it did to ours

Thank you for your reply

 

[Judykaymayes]

If the neck and/or breast meat was removed it was most likely a hawk.

It was inside the pen but has chain link fence around the pun and a space obove the door open .only had them in there one night forgot to put them up there was two one dead one alive.

 

[_meels_ the chicken mom]

It was inside the pen but has chain link fence around the pun and a space obove the door open .only had them in there one night forgot to put them up there was two one dead one alive.

How many chickens do you have?

 

[Judykaymayes]

How many chickens do you have?

I had two gave the live one back to the lady that gave the two to me and i have been fixing up a older chicken house cleaned it out put in a divider and just waiting in the weather got some baby chicks but there in my garage i can move them out.the chicken is closed in not even a weasel will get in if thats what killed my other chicken.

 

[nuthatched]

I had two gave the live one back to the lady that gave the two to me and i have been fixing up a older chicken house cleaned it out put in a divider and just waiting in the weather got some baby chicks but there in my garage i can move them out.the chicken is closed in not even a weasel will get in if thats what killed my other chicken.

Can we see pictures of the coop and run? Raccoons can fit into 3x3 holes, weasels can fit through 1" holes.

 

[Judykaymayes]

Can we see pictures of the coop and run? Raccoons can fit into 3x3 holes, weasels in 1