[NatureNS] ? Predator That Would Kill Many Chickens/Ducks

From: Gary Myers <gemyers@eastlink.ca>
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Classic weasel predation.  Weasels kill and drink the blood of their victims 
often not eating anything.

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From: duartess@ns.sympatico.ca
Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 11:47 AM
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Subject: [NatureNS] ? Predator That Would Kill Many Chickens/Ducks

My friend who has (had) a flock of 18 chickens (but included 4 ducks) went 
in her chicken coup this morning and what she found was very gruesome, 
indeed; all but 4 were dead or nearly dead. She had seen a weasel on her 
back deck several weeks ago.
Could a weasel do so much damage to that many birds in just one night?
The coup is some ways from the house. Nobody in the family heard any kind of 
kerfuffel.

Thank you for any thoughts as to what kind of predator could do so much 
damage overnight.

Gayle MacLean
Dartmouth 

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