What/who killed my cockerel? ***warning graphic pictures***

[shmccarthy]

Well I will see how the love trap with the body works tonight. I'm usually pretty good about rebaiting my traps but I haven't in a couple weeks. I usually catch a coon every night or the occasional possum or squirrel. I have a small live trap but that one would only be useful for something the size of a squirrel. We have a major coon problem and I wouldn't be surprised if he grabbed the cockerels head and pulled it through the fence. He died in the back corner right up against the fence. I will probably put the game can out tonight and see if I can see anything come by.

 

[centrarchid]

Knowing location of carcass in the beginning would help determining ID. That question should have been asked immediately. Such wounding by coon trying pull victim through fencing makes sense.

If you are catching coons that often, then skin them for pelts and boil carcasses for protein source to feed flock. That would enable you to back off on the quality feed a bit saving some $.

 

[handyman42]

I wouldn't be surprised if he grabbed the cockerels head and pulled it through the fence. He died in the back corner right up against the fence. I will probably put the game can out tonight and see if I can see anything come by.

I had a friend who had the exact same thing happen to him. One of his hens got up against the edge and it reached in and pulled her head through and, well in this case bit it completely off, but still it's possible your cockerel got away alive but didn't last long after and sat down in the corner out of fear and died.

 

[handyman42]

If you are catching coons that often, then skin them for pelts and boil carcasses for protein source to feed flock. That would enable you to back off on the quality feed a bit saving some $.

THAT IS A GENIUS IDEA!! I don't catch coons often but with winter coming and dwindling food supplies I will probably catch more then I have this summer. I had never thought about using them as chicken feed. Again Genius Idea. Thanks.

 

[shmccarthy]

That is a really good idea
I catch so many I usually just keep the head and clean the skull of them but it's be nice to put the rest of it to good use.
Well hopefully I find out in the next day or so. I have my game can set up and the rooster separated just in case. Someone said it could have very well been the other rooster but I would like to explore all possibilities before he goes to the chopping block.

 

[aoxa]

Knowing location of carcass in the beginning would help determining ID. That question should have been asked immediately. Such wounding by coon trying pull victim through fencing makes sense.

If you are catching coons that often, then skin them for pelts and boil carcasses for protein source to feed flock. That would enable you to back off on the quality feed a bit saving some $.

The circle of life. That's some justice right there!

 

[Bodee]

It was a minx or a raccoon .

 

[Triple Willow]

Coon is tasty. I don't know if I would share with the chickens. lol

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I wouldn't eat the coons here as I'm in the burbs and I don't know who's garbage they've been eating.
I do grill them on an open pit and distribute the meat among the flocks.
And chickens eating raccoons is true justice.

Payback ..............

 

[Triple Willow]

I wouldn't eat the coons here as I'm in the burbs and I don't know who's garbage they've been eating.
I do grill them on an open pit and distribute the meat among the flocks.
And chickens eating raccoons is true justice.

Payback   ..............

It can't be any worse than the roadkill possums eat and the old timers around here still ate them and lived to be a ripe old age. Some people trap an animal like that and feed them a little while to clean the bad stuff out of them that they have been eating then kill and eat them. Seriously, coon is very good, all dark meat but good. This country would have never have existed if it weren't for the settlers eating wild game. There was no Kroger to shop at or McDonald's to drive through.