Who killed her?

[Shadowfire]

Lost an adored Easter Egger hen today.
I closed their gate before I left for school this morning and all was well. It was light.
I came home to the hen's body outside the gate (gate is not covered). Feathers EVERYWHERE all over my immediate yard.
The crapcake pred just took off her head, stripped her neck, ate the crop and right breast. Didn't touch anything more. So wasteful.

What did this? First time I've encounted such a wasted carcass. Smh.

I'm just pissed it wasted her. If you're going to kill her, EAT ALL OF HER.

Regards,
Cyprus

I know how that feels, some little turd-face came and gutted twelve of my beloved pets one night.

 

[Cyprus]

I forgot to mention that we have fresh snow on the ground and so tracks are very visible.
No coon tracks anywhere. But there are tons of larger paw prints that look like a cat print but are twice the size.
My own cat's prints were there at 6am today. That is why I know the suspicious prints are double the size of a cats -they are practically side by side.

 

[Bamabexchicks]

I forgot to mention that we have fresh snow on the ground and so tracks are very visible.
No coon tracks anywhere. But there are tons of larger paw prints that look like a cat print but are twice the size.
My own cat's prints were there at 6am today. That is why I know the suspicious prints are double the size of a cats -they are practically side by side.

You would think that a larger cat would have taken her away and not left anything behind.

 

[Cyprus]

You would think that a larger cat would have taken her away and not left anything behind.

That's what I thought, too. But animals don't read textbooks.

 

[Bamabexchicks]

That's what I thought, too. But animals don't read textbooks.

What?? Well Dam those ignorant critters!

 

[Cyprus]

Oh boy. I found the matching track online.

Bobcat.

I didn't even know we had those here!!!

 

[Bamabexchicks]

Oh boy. I found the matching track online.

Bobcat.

I didn't even know we had those here!!!

Oh boy...not good.

 

[Cyprus]

Perfect match. Looked just like this.

 

[Bamabexchicks]

Perfect match. Looked just like this.
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Any chance you could put up an electric fence? 3 strands would be the minimum I would do. Give kitty a little zing.

 

[Cyprus]

Any chance you could put up an electric fence? 3 strands would be the minimum I would do. Give kitty a little zing.

No. Our electric bill is already $700+ that ain't gonna fly.