What animal eats only the head?

[WILLJ]

I woke up this morning to find my pullet's head eatin. The only thing left from the head, was the beak. What will do this????????

 

[Lbrad7]

Coon..they will eat the entire bird and leave the legs behind or sometimes only eat the head.

 

[Matt A NC]

Weasel, coon, or any other small-medium sized predator. Most will start with the head. If they are disturbed that is all that is eaten.

Sorry you lost your pullet.

Matt

 

[Brindlebtch]

Coon. Sorry for your loss.

 

[chkn]

Sounds like a possum to me.

 

[FlipFlopFarmer]

big wood rats do that here

 

[oesdog]

Stoat, weasel, coon, Mink, Ferrit. any of those. Young chicks Rat but they usually eat the whole thing and they don;t usually go for bigger birds. Wild Cat takes the whole bird and so do birds of prey. Domestic cats don;t usually touch chickens at all, though sometimes they will take unguarded chicks again not just the head.

Sorry for your loss.

Oesdog

 

[bufforpingtons13]

I seen a hawk do it to one of my hens.

 

[chkn]

Definitely, hawk will pop off the head, if it's head and heck, I'd say possum.

 

[WILLJ]

Thank you for the feedback! I live in central Florida, can I kill raccoons or anything that threatens my chickens? I live in the county.
Thanks!