What do you think this was?

[blazensasha]

Fed the birds in one of the coops and found one 4 month old roo on the ground with its head and neck missing and its breast and guts cleaned out,the predator also took a big dump on the nest box shelf.It's kinda hard to figure out how it got in,does anyone have any ideas about what this is?

 

[hamilton3475]

My guess would be a coon or weasel. I'm sure some of the more experienced BYCers will chime in with some good info for you.

 

[littleoak]

I say possom. He may be sleeping in the coop while your there. Check every possible hiding place. Also a possom can get in a very small opening.

 

[guppy85]

Sounds like a weasel, happened to some friends of ours. They found all of the chickens dead missing the heads. What did the poop look like, that can usually tell you who left it.

 

[blazensasha]

It was a possum,DH shot it in the coop at 1:30 last night.He said he didn't know that chickens can clap.

 

[Katydid2011]

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Glad you got it!

 

[sgtmom52]

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Do you have a picture of this (or at least a good description) ~ I would think that this would be a good clue to the type of predator.

Oops ~ didn't see that you already got the possum.

 

[chickened]

This calls for pictures you know.

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