What animal could be doing this to my geese?

[Kaylamimi]

Hello, first post here since I have a problem and want some confirmation on what animal this could possibly be. I originally had 12 geese, 26 chickens, and 8 ducks. I lost 7 of my geese within two weeks in August with NO TRACE whatsoever, lost more throughout the year and now only have 2 left. Lost 25 of my chickens all in one night, also with no trace. I had 8 ducks that also disappeared gradually. There was no remains or feathers showing struggle, they all just vanished. I live in Missouri if that gives any information. I've locked 2 of my remaining birds up for the night so they no longer get attacked, and that seems to be working well. Some coyotes have wandered onto my land but I don't know if it's the pair of coyotes, raccoons, opossums, foxes, etc. Just wandering if any of this predation sequence pairs up with a coyote or not? I don't know if they're able to kill so many and drag off that many chickens, or geese.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Is it possible that a person is taking your birds?

 

[Kaylamimi]

I was thinking that too! However, there is some examples I think that it's a predator, not some person. Like the coyotes suddenly appearing after I started locking up my birds. Along with how my chickens were roaming freely and not in the coop, and there's no way a person were to be able to catch all my small chickens except one. I forgot to mention (my mistake!) that there was SOME evidence left behind, just some feathers from my geese in our field. Not too many, but it was something.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Wow I’m so sorry that you are having predator problems.
So if I understand correctly, you locked your birds up for the night and something got into their coops and killed them and dragged them off? You never heard a commotion?

 

[chickengeorgeto]

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I was thinking that too! However, there is some examples I think that it's a predator, not some person. Like the coyotes suddenly appearing after I started locking up my birds. Along with how my chickens were roaming freely and not in the coop, and there's no way a person were to be able to catch all my small chickens except one. I forgot to mention (my mistake!) that there was SOME evidence left behind, just some feathers from my geese in our field. Not too many, but it was something.

As a young man I have caught 1,000s of chickens in just one night. I will wager a Dollar against a donut that one of your neighbors is boosting your poultry.

The only reason that one of your chickens was spared is likely that it was too small to be worth the trouble.

 

[Teila]

Definitely time to install a game cam!

I am sorry to hear of your losses