Pater est Pullis
Songster
Mystery beast has gotten 3 of my Hens. Seems like one, every Thursday, for past 3 weeks.
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No blood evident anywhere, feathers all around, I'm leaning towards something in the weasel family. I've baited some traps and reset my cameras to see what it is.Night kills, snatched from hen house, bodies found in enclosed run, with no obvious breaches.
Had to have been a pretty big 'hole' to get body out of coop?Night kills, snatched from hen house, bodies found in enclosed run, with no obvious breaches.
Coop doors were generally open, until second victim, last girl bought it because I got out there too late to close the doors.Had to have been a pretty big 'hole' to get body out of coop?
Mystery beast has gotten 3 of my Hens. Seems like one, every Thursday, for past 3 weeks. View attachment 2027113View attachment 2027115View attachment 2027116
Hens are helpless in the dark. Since the leg has been gnawed on and you have a 2x4 hole, I would vote a possum. Raccoons bite off the head. But a game camera is the best solution to figure it out.Coop doors were generally open, until second victim, last girl bought it because I got out there too late to close the doors.
Last year predator incursion, raccoons, were summarily dispatched and breach points fixed.
The coop and run are pre-existing, when we bought the property, I wouldn't have picked the fencing used, 2x4 holes, with bird netting over the run, but it works for large predators.
We're considering expanding the run with an electric fence.
Well, that answers that question.Coop doors were generally open, until second victim, last girl bought it because I got out there too late to close the doors.
Larger animals can get around netting(thin light plastic ...or ?) often not showing the gap they used for egress.with bird netting over the run, but it works for large predators.
Might be a small possum, don't think an adult could get in. I've see raccoon kills, this is different, I'm really curious at what it could be.Hens are helpless in the dark. Since the leg has been gnawed on and you have a 2x4 hole, I would vote a possum. Raccoons bite off the head. But a game camera is the best solution to figure it out.