What ate my chick?

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Something ate one of my chicks this morning. She was about 4 or 5 weeks old. The only thing left was the wings, feet, and gizzard which was very neatly and cleanly removed.


I’m thinking a feral cat but really don’t know.

 

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Agree. Cat.
Had a very insecure coop long ago, and ferel tom cat went in after dark and scared broody hen off nest.
Ate all of her week old chicks and left only wings and feet in the nest box.
Rgen Made the mistake of coming back the next night when I had set up trap and baby monitor to alert me.
If a cat can get in your coop so can racoons and a host of other chicken eating critters.

 

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The problem is chicks getting out of the the run early in the morning before I let them out. Need smaller wire for the little cheepers.