Headless Chickens

kayaker · Jul 5, 2019

I have a friend ask me what is killing his buddies chickens - its been at night & in four days he's lost 20 out of forty . Something is just chewing the heads off & leaving the rest lay there . I say a racoon they think a weasel my buddy is trying to get me permission for the prop. The guy has a 1000 acers & is rich in crows & starlings I hope he can swing it because it's only 10 min. away. So if anyone has experienced this please chime in . Thanks Darell

Jheikkila · Jul 5, 2019

Could be many things. I have had skunks do that many times. They will dig under the door and kill them night after night. Lots 35 one summer. More than likely will be more than one. Look for them at dusk. Good luck!

kayaker · Jul 5, 2019

jheikkila Didn't even cross my mind on that one . I hope for my sake that your wrong because I know with my luck what might happen LoL . thanks darell

JWilson · Jul 5, 2019

My bet is raccoons.

Guest · Jul 5, 2019

Chupacabra

Coulee-Rat · Jul 5, 2019

An owl or hawk if they are out in the open.

kayaker · Jul 5, 2019

My bet is raccoons.

Me too , hope to be able to find out & thanks for the input Darell

Element · Jul 5, 2019

Fox! Thats what was getting mine

intenseaty22 · Jul 5, 2019

Chupacabra

Or it’s less known relative The ChupaPollo

kayaker · Jul 5, 2019

Chupacabra

Jhon Ha I'd have it mounted darell

kayaker · Jul 5, 2019

An owl or hawk if they are out in the open.

Coulee I know for a fact theres alot of owls in the area . We have red tail hawks but from what I've seen with them around here , they will eat most of the bird ( sparrows - doves - baby crows ) but have only seen them doing this in my yard . darell

kayaker · Jul 5, 2019

Fox! Thats what was getting mine

Element Not to sure if we have them around here but could be possible thanks for the reply darell

bf1956 · Jul 5, 2019

Yup that was my first thought, couple yr's ago young feller come down ata the hills wit said probem. Day waus commin in afa him & wify lef fir werk. I givem a reel good live trap ene gotem all.

kayaker · Jul 5, 2019

Chupacabra

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Or it’s less known relative The ChupaPollo

Christan you got me on that one - chupa > leather jacket Pollo > chicken . The creature called a Chupacabra which means " goat sucker " is really a chupapolla since it sucks & kills only chickens . Darell

intenseaty22 · Jul 5, 2019

Chupa means “suck” Goat Sucker, in my example above “Chicken Sucker”

Have never heard anyone call a jacket “chupa” but, there are a lot of different Spanish cultures and dialects, I don’t know them all.

kayaker · Jul 5, 2019

Yup that was my first thought, couple yr's ago young feller come down ata the hills wit said probem. Day waus commin in afa him & wify lef fir werk. I givem a reel good live trap ene gotem all.

We shall see who's right , didn't think of some of the possible suspects -fox -skunk .

kayaker · Jul 5, 2019

Chupa means “suck” Goat Sucker, in my example above “Chicken Sucker”

Have never heard anyone call a jacket “chupa” but, there are a lot of different Spanish cultures and dialects, I don’t know them all.

My Spanish sucks but should of talked to my sister inlaw . Ha got the rest of it off the internet my mistake btw nice shot on the mouse the other day . Darell

lavahunter · Jul 5, 2019

I live next to a river. Great Horned Owls living in my trees. Almost every morning I find headless ducks under the trees the owls stay in.

kayaker · Jul 5, 2019

I live next to a river. Great Horned Owls living in my trees. Almost every morning I find headless ducks under the trees the owls stay in.

While heading out fishing last year down to the river at 4 in the morning (same area ) that this is located I counted 5 owls sitting on different fence posts in a 1/2 mile stretch . So its a good possilbility .I have to check out what he has going on , are they under cover or just roaming around. Thanks for the reply Darell

DirtyDovi · Jul 5, 2019

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Something else that 'might' be a contender for this one..
How about a Fisher? I only Just learned what they were..
Last year, I was photographing wildlife down near a riverbank,
when one swam up to me, then back into the water,
climbed out onto a little 'island', shook off, jumped back in, and repeated..
It was cool, and I kept getting closer and closer to it to get better shots..
I'm not a hunter, so I hadn't seen anything like it before,
shy of people's pet ferrets.. And it wasn't a ferret. That's for sure..
It finally let out these crazy 'screams', and startled the hell outa' me. haha

I showed the photos to my family, and they forwarded one to a friend in the D.E.C.
Dave told us what it was, and warned me not to go near them again..
Apparently they can be nasty little creatures that kill things just to kill em..

Sam -

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