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Coyote/Fox Question
Posted on 8/9/25 at 12:01 pm
Posted on 8/9/25 at 12:01 pm
Found a dead bird chicken size this morning. Head gone and gutted, Lots of feathers plucked around. The closest chickens nearby are about 200yds away. Will coyote/fox carry a kill that far to eat?
And the chicken had five toes so was that a Silkie chicken? Do have a coyote and fox population because I’ve seen them.
And the chicken had five toes so was that a Silkie chicken? Do have a coyote and fox population because I’ve seen them.
Posted on 8/9/25 at 12:06 pm to RustedToyota
Probably a bobcat or even an owl or hawk
Posted on 8/9/25 at 2:11 pm to RustedToyota
coyote would drag a chicken off.
Bobcat would drag it off too
foxes have small stomachs and would eat some drag it off and cover/bury it.
I'd wager heavily on feral cat or raptor - especially an owl
Bobcat would drag it off too
foxes have small stomachs and would eat some drag it off and cover/bury it.
I'd wager heavily on feral cat or raptor - especially an owl
Posted on 8/9/25 at 3:29 pm to RustedToyota
Fox and coyote will drag a kill away, but I rarely find evidence out in the open as foxes carry the kill to their dens and coyotes just go off in private.
Was there a branch, power line or other structure over where you found the remains? A large raptor could have done this and eaten the easy parts before dropping the rest.
If not, a cat can do this.
Was there a branch, power line or other structure over where you found the remains? A large raptor could have done this and eaten the easy parts before dropping the rest.
If not, a cat can do this.
Posted on 8/9/25 at 5:03 pm to Rabby
Plenty of trees around and a next door property that’s overgrown with 6ft high briars and scrub trees. The bird was in the open where the grass is cut. There are owls and bobcat here too. Plenty of rabbits too. Have found just patches of rabbit fur too.
Posted on 8/9/25 at 10:34 pm to RustedToyota
Neither. Fox, coyote, bob cat are going to eat the whole bird.
Head gone and gutted is the give away for what it is. If it was one of the above you'd find nothing. You're dealing with a raccoon, mink, or possum. They will pull the head off and eat the crop.
Head gone and gutted is the give away for what it is. If it was one of the above you'd find nothing. You're dealing with a raccoon, mink, or possum. They will pull the head off and eat the crop.
Posted on 8/9/25 at 11:07 pm to RustedToyota
Look for prints near what you are finding. I would bet this is a bobcat recently working your area.
Posted on 8/9/25 at 11:49 pm to BoogaBear
I vote coon. They will carry a chicken a good ways. Minks here just pull the head off and drink the blood. Possums leave the head and eat the guts.
Posted on 8/10/25 at 9:37 pm to RustedToyota
Only one way to figure it out. Set some dog-proof traps, some giant live traps, and some humane dog noose traps. Bait them with eggs, canned cat food, fresh chicken meat, and fox bait (like beaver meat) and see what you catch. Use chicken shite as a cover scent but wear nitrile gloves while you’re setting up the traps.
Posted on 8/11/25 at 3:39 pm to Harald Ekernson
Or set up cameras
Would bet coyote or bobcat
Would bet coyote or bobcat
Posted on 8/11/25 at 3:49 pm to RustedToyota
I vote for coon. That's exactly how they have killed several of our chickens.
Have a heart traps with cat food or dog proof traps work very well on them.
Have a heart traps with cat food or dog proof traps work very well on them.
Posted on 8/11/25 at 6:30 pm to RustedToyota
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Head gone and gutted, Lots of feathers plucked around.
Owl.
They love chicken heads.
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