What attacked my coop?

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Hello all,

Yesterday in the afternoon something got into the barn where my chickens stay and killed 2 hens and the rooster was taken. The hens had some scratches on their undersides and some knaw marks on the thighs and neck. Overall, no major incisions.

I was able to find what was left of the rooster about 200-300 yards away in a grass field clearing, far away from the barn and the house. All that I could find was just the foot and a lot of feathers. Curiously, there were no rooster feathers anywhere near the coop/barn, so whatever grabbed him carried him a long ways before eating him.

The barn is relatively hard to enter. There is a door that is shut with a bungie cord, but I suppose a critter could sneak in and out through small cracks somewhere.

Does anybody have any guesses what attacked my chickens? I would like to reinforce my building and any guesses on what got in may help.

Thanks!

Edit - I guess it would help to know I'm in the midwest on a farm. Lots of wildlife is out and about.

 

[LadyRed76]

Oh boy!
Could be several different critters.
How big are the knaw marks?
Big enough for a raccoon bite?
Small enough for a weasel?
Foxes are out and about quit a bit at this time of year.
Make sure nothing dug under,look for the holes and seal it up with hardwire cloth.
Good Luck!
Sorry about your loss

 

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Oh boy!
Could be several different critters.
How big are the knaw marks?
Big enough for a raccoon bite?
Small enough for a weasel?
Foxes are out and about quit a bit at this time of year.
Make sure nothing dug under,look for the holes and seal it up with hardwire cloth.
Good Luck!
Sorry about your loss

I'm not sure about how large raccoon bites would be, however I do not think a raccoon or a weasel would carry a rooster a few hundred yards and eat all but a foot.

I'm not familiar with them, but I was thinking fox or coyote? Again, entirely unsure