I have some kind of sneaky predator around here. I caught a coyote with a chicken in his mouth Monday morning and chased him off, so he is my prime suspect. However others say no.
A few weeks back a broody hen set up house in an open A-frame type cage and had at least a dozen eggs. One day I noticed a bit of dirt dug away from the edge and a few egg shells. A few days after that same thing and ALL her eggs were gone.
Night before last I rounded up my mother duck and her five nearly grown ducklings back into the same A-Frame. Something dug under (these are very small holes, like maybe 6 inches wide and 2 deep) and ate my mother duck all but her head. How it got her out that little hole I do not know ( my ducks are bantam breeds, so smaller)
This morning I see that they have spotted a wolverine in the city about 10 km from here. I am in southern Alberta. Common predators are coyotes, fox, raccoons, skunks... The only one I have seen around here in nine years is a coyote.
What are some thoughts on an possible ID on my predator?
A few weeks back a broody hen set up house in an open A-frame type cage and had at least a dozen eggs. One day I noticed a bit of dirt dug away from the edge and a few egg shells. A few days after that same thing and ALL her eggs were gone.
Night before last I rounded up my mother duck and her five nearly grown ducklings back into the same A-Frame. Something dug under (these are very small holes, like maybe 6 inches wide and 2 deep) and ate my mother duck all but her head. How it got her out that little hole I do not know ( my ducks are bantam breeds, so smaller)
This morning I see that they have spotted a wolverine in the city about 10 km from here. I am in southern Alberta. Common predators are coyotes, fox, raccoons, skunks... The only one I have seen around here in nine years is a coyote.
What are some thoughts on an possible ID on my predator?