What killed my duck?

[centrarchid]

Based on carcass present, not a wild canid (Red Fox, Coyote, Gray Fox) or Bobcat.

Based on nasty appearance of remaining feathers, a mammal inclined to eat near kill sight. Hawk or owl would make for a less bloodied / wet remaining feathers. Somebody rolled the carcass around a lot while eating.

Too much consumed for something like a mink or smaller. Since a Pekin Duck, that much carcass consumed likely involved more than one consumer.

My first guest will be more than one raccoon dining out together. Opossums possible, but not likely eating together.

 

[MissChick@dee]

I would of set a trap with the remains. Might not catch the actual killer but you might get a critter you need to get rid of.

 

[A_Fowl_Guy]

Based on carcass present, not a wild canid (Red Fox, Coyote, Gray Fox) or Bobcat.

Based on nasty appearance of remaining feathers, a mammal inclined to eat near kill sight. Hawk or owl would make for a less bloodied / wet remaining feathers. Somebody rolled the carcass around a lot while eating.

Too much consumed for something like a mink or smaller. Since a Pekin Duck, that much carcass consumed likely involved more than one consumer.

My first guest will be more than one raccoon dining out together. Opossums possible, but not likely eating together.

You know a weasel would eat from the vent and work it’s way up. He said it happened in the daylight though. So that kinda rules out our nocturnal critters.

 

[centrarchid]

You know a weasel would eat from the vent and work it’s way up. He said it happened in the daylight though. So that kinda rules out our nocturnal critters.

More than one critter possible eating off carcass. I have several sets of images where as many as 4 critters representing 3 species feed off on carcass in a single 24-h span.

 

[A_Fowl_Guy]

More than one critter possible eating off carcass. I have several sets of images where as many as 4 critters representing 3 species feed off on carcass in a single 24-h span.

It will be a mystery haha! I suggest setting traps and waiting.

 

[centrarchid]

It will be a mystery haha! I suggest setting traps and waiting.

I would set out a game camera with motion censor and tie carcass down.

 

[ChickenObsession]

What would have ate her neck like that it look like there wasn't any chew marks on her neck but they carefully took off all the feathers and skin what would have done that

 

[ChickenObsession]

And we found all the feathers right next to her all laying down all the feathers just all right there next to her most of them were clean some of them were bloody just a little bit

 

[ChickenObsession]

We found all the feathers like in a circle around her

 

[centrarchid]

Eater went after skin. Loaded with fat and vitamins which may be a priority with some consumers this time of year.

Show a picture of the feathers.