What could be killing my chickens?

[hensofhallora]

We dont have raccoons or weasels here but the same thing happens to our chickens. head bitten off and left or missing. when that happens here it is always a red fox.

 

[aprophet]

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traps used in a " blind set " almost always work the best the animal is just walking along not paying attention they are a lot easier to catch I use body grip traps on trails in this fashion all the time

 

[LilaCombs]

A neighbor of mine has caught 13 raccoons lately getting into his cattle corn. They are the smartest predator. He evaded my traps for 2 months but he will not be bothering my chickens or anyone elses from now on. I am still remaining on alert with traps set since there seems to be an abundance of raccoons.