What just eats the heads?

[pharr389]

most likely an owl. I've had this to happen to my chickens. Saw the owl one night in my pen. I don't know about the goat though....

 

[westernmainecoop]

Mothers day, on my way to the tool shed first thing in the morning I jumped a big ol hawk off of one of my caunas. That was the first thing he did was eat the head. (all he had done yet anyways)

 

[spectrumranch]

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It's not likely an owl would eat a goat, though I have no idea how big a two day old goat is.
If the chicken was eaten through a fence it might have been a fox or racoon. Not sure a racoon would take on a baby goat though.
Had a coon get in the coop and it was working on the head end as I recall. Beat the coon but did not examine the bird when I disposed of it. I was too upset.

Did a google search and came up with Foxes and weasels. Still not sure what part of the goat got eaten.

My vote is Owl. Anytime I have had a raccoon kill something they eat more than just the head. If it was a weasel or mink- they will bite the head- but usually don't eat the head off. Hawks tend to go for the breast.

Owls can and will kill baby goats, if an owl can kill a skunk it can easily kill a little goat.