I came home from work two nights ago at around 10pm and found my Rooster (who was a very large one) laying in my yard. He was decapitated and there was no head anywhere. There was also no blood. Something tried to tear off his leg..or so it appeared and his chest was very bruised up. He also had a hole in his back.. What the hell did this? I live on the Mattawoman. Would Raccoons do this? I have two other chickens that were in the bushes in shock and they will not even go outside now. Any Ideas?

A chupacabra with rabies.

Chupacabra. :killingme


sorry. Had to. sorry about your rooster..hopefully somone on here can actually help.

http://forums.somd.com/life-southern-maryland/191205-chupacabra-spotted-white-plains.html

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:jameo: First the snakehead fish and now this :jameo:

I came home from work two nights ago at around 10pm and found my Rooster (who was a very large one) laying in my yard. He was decapitated and there was no head anywhere. There was also no blood. Something tried to tear off his leg..or so it appeared and his chest was very bruised up. He also had a hole in his back.. What the hell did this? I live on the Mattawoman. Would Raccoons do this? I have two other chickens that were in the bushes in shock and they will not even go outside now. Any Ideas?

definitely a pitbull. :whistle: :popcorn:

A chupacabra with rabies.

:yeahthat:

It is either this or paint-throwing anarchists

fox

fox

It probably heard that you were becoming a cop in WV and exploded.

It probably heard that you were becoming a cop in WV and exploded.

:yay:

Could have been one of the others from your basement got hungry :lmao:

:yay:

Could have been one of the others from your basement got hungry :lmao:

:lmao:

glad its amusing to everyone!

glad its amusing to everyone!


I'm very sorry about the loss of your rooster, but did you really think someone here would know what killed it?

glad its amusing to everyone!

Well come on, you really expect anyone to know. You would have better look calling a psychic hotline.

glad its amusing to everyone!It's a friggin chicken for christs sake. :duh:

:lmao:

Times are tight gotta get chicken somehow :yum:

glad its amusing to everyone!

I don't find it amusing at all! Everytime something attacks one of my animals, it's a f*c*ing pitbull.

Sorry for your loss. :huggy:

It's a friggin chicken for christs sake. :duh:

You would cry too if you came home and your c@ck was dead.

I almost got some chickens and a rooster a couple months ago for a couple reasons.

1. Hoping the rooster would tear up the wild cats and keep them away from my house

2. So I could just go out back and get some eggs

3. If I got real hungry I gotta meal out back

It's not funny at all. I have no idea what could have done it, but I wanted you to know I dont find it amusing and I feel for your frustration.

Here are your options:

1. fox
2. coyote
3. neighbor dog or stray dog
4. neighbor kid
5. cat
6. bird of prey IE eagle, hawk etc

I came home from work two nights ago at around 10pm and found my Rooster (who was a very large one) laying in my yard. He was decapitated and there was no head anywhere. There was also no blood. Something tried to tear off his leg..or so it appeared and his chest was very bruised up. He also had a hole in his back.. What the hell did this? I live on the Mattawoman. Would Raccoons do this? I have two other chickens that were in the bushes in shock and they will not even go outside now. Any Ideas?

I have no answers for you. I had the same thing happen to my Pekin ducks about a year ago, and I still don't have an adequate explanation. I was told by a farmer that on occasion opossums will do such things if they're hungry enough and food is scarce; they will suck the blood out of a chicken and leave the body. I don't know if it's true or not, however. :shrug:

I read online that Raccoons will tear the head off and drink the blood from the neck. The reason I am doubting bird of prey is that it looks like whatever it was tried to rip the leg off....his whole inner thigh was tore as if something was trying to remove the leg. I dont think an owl would do that.

I read online that Raccoons will tear the head off and drink the blood from the neck. The reason I am doubting bird of prey is that it looks like whatever it was tried to rip the leg off....his whole inner thigh was tore as if something was trying to remove the leg. I dont think an owl would do that.

That's probably it. My ducks were hit at night. Beheaded and the blood sucked dry with the body left intact. They are fairly large birds so I wouldn't think they would be a target for birds of prey or a cat, and a typical dog-type carnivore would have eaten the carcass, or so it seems to me.

I came home from work two nights ago at around 10pm and found my Rooster (who was a very large one) laying in my yard. He was decapitated and there was no head anywhere. There was also no blood. Something tried to tear off his leg..or so it appeared and his chest was very bruised up. He also had a hole in his back.. What the hell did this? I live on the Mattawoman. Would Raccoons do this? I have two other chickens that were in the bushes in shock and they will not even go outside now. Any Ideas?


Several years ago, same thing happened to me... Found the rooster dead in the yard with his head cut off. We thought there was some sort of voodoo cult thing going on. Years later we find out, our neighbor was sick and tired of hearing the rooster crowing, so he caught it and shut it up!!

definitely a pitbull. :whistle: :popcorn:
Skinny1 - Sorry about your rooster :huggy:

SOMDGirl.....stir the pot much?? :buddies:

:poke: :killingme

But sorry Pits only attack other dogs! :killingme :popcorn:
My money is on a Chihuahua :shrug:

......on 2nd thought, my guess is that it was a Yeti.

It's not funny at all. I have no idea what could have done it, but I wanted you to know I dont find it amusing and I feel for your frustration.Ok here's a serious answer.

it was Ifthakar, an alien from the moon. But don't worry, NASA blasted his ass this morning at 7:31 am. :huggy:

You would cry too if you came home and your c@ck was dead.Good point! :killingme

Toppick. He hasn't had any "bleep" in awhile.

Owls and possums typically behead animals and leave the body. A fox would have taken the body.

Owls and possums typically behead animals and leave the body. A fox would have taken the body.

That's 2 for the opossum theory. I have opossums in my area, no owls that I'm aware of. It was a nocturnal crime and occured during the small drought we had, which might explain why they decided to go for my ducks after leaving them be for 2 years. It's making more sense now, thanks cowgirl.

I still miss my ducks. :bawl:

That's 2 for the opossum theory. I have opossums in my area, no owls that I'm aware of. It was a nocturnal crime and occured during the small drought we had, which might explain why they decided to go for my ducks after leaving them be for 2 years. It's making more sense now, thanks cowgirl.

I still miss my ducks. :bawl:

We've lost many ducks to opposums. :mad:

I hope Toppick didn't choke your chicken. :ohwell:

I hope Toppick didn't choke your chicken. :ohwell:

GMTA.

Might have been Col. Sanders ghost

Whoa. opoosums KILL things? I knew they ate a bunch of things..but actually kill something? that is terrifying. I can just see it coming after my neck in the night.

Whoa. opoosums KILL things? I knew they ate a bunch of things..but actually kill something? that is terrifying. I can just see it coming after my neck in the night.

I'm thinking if you aren't sleeping in a ditch you should be fine. :shrug:

I'm thinking if you aren't sleeping in a ditch you should be fine. :shrug:

Seriously. I am terrified now. I'm gonna have to leave my windows closed and such now. I always thought they were so cute. who thought they could rip a chickens head from its neck.. thats gotta take at least a little strength.

Seriously. I am terrified now. I'm gonna have to leave my windows closed and such now. I always thought they were so cute. who thought they could rip a chickens head from its neck.. thats gotta take at least a little strength.

Don't act like a chicken and you won't have to worry about getting your head ripped off, silly. :lol:

Don't act like a chicken and you won't have to worry about getting your head ripped off, silly. :lol:

:killingme