I let my hens free range in the yard while we are outside. I do live in a rural area so predators are a constant concern but I was amazed a fox came after my flock yesterday afternoon in broad daylight. He singled out one of my black sex links named boss hog and chased her across the back yard, under the porch, and had her. He promptly ran with her in his mouth to the front yard, across the road, and into the woods with me in pursuit.
I thought she was surely gone.
The only thing that gave me a clue of the foxes direction was her cries. I snuck in and caught a glimpse of him and I took two shots to scared him enough to drop her. It's just a small 32 auto pistol. I'm not sure if I hit him or not but he did drop her and she ran back in my direction.
So now I have a hurt hen minus a mouthful or two of feathers. Her leg was bleeding but did stop and her wing seems to be injured. After the shock of what occurred she is now standing, some walking, and drinking. I've ace bandaged her wing up but it doesn't stay on very good.
Boss hog has a new name now that she earned, "Foxy".
I'm pretty confident Foxy will heal up.
I thought she was surely gone.
The only thing that gave me a clue of the foxes direction was her cries. I snuck in and caught a glimpse of him and I took two shots to scared him enough to drop her. It's just a small 32 auto pistol. I'm not sure if I hit him or not but he did drop her and she ran back in my direction.
So now I have a hurt hen minus a mouthful or two of feathers. Her leg was bleeding but did stop and her wing seems to be injured. After the shock of what occurred she is now standing, some walking, and drinking. I've ace bandaged her wing up but it doesn't stay on very good.
Boss hog has a new name now that she earned, "Foxy".
I'm pretty confident Foxy will heal up.