I've been reading as much about the Fox as I can, but I want to clarify a few things. I saw a fox tonight in my back yard and I am in a panic now. Since I am in Long Island, I don't expect to see lots of wildlife. I know we have possums and coon, but I think dogs would be my biggest nightmares.
OK...is there a size limit on what a fox would eat? I thought they only stole eggs until I started doing research. I have my yards fenced and fenced and fenced, but I know anything can get in and does. I have horses and goats. I have built my goose area in a round area surrounded by the goats and horses so that most predators would have to go through those animals to get to my birds. I have one area for geese and a different area for the chickens, muscovies & turkeys. Within a smaller area with stockade fence, near the house, I keep covered pens with the call ducks and smaller growing chicks, geese, ducks.
I guess that I thought my geese were OK because the majority of them are large dewlaps and adult sebastopols in together and they really make a lot of noise when disturbed by anything, so I haven't housed them at night.
I noticed that I am missing one chicken tonight and I bet that darn fox got it. Now I have to try to get the chickens housed at night, which is hard to do because they do NOT want to be caught.
I have some 6' tall dog kennels and lots of Little Tykes houses I can shut up very well. I guess I'll start putting all of this together to house EVERYONE up at night. I just wanted to know if there are ANY geese/chickens safe from fox?
Thanks
Nancy
OK...is there a size limit on what a fox would eat? I thought they only stole eggs until I started doing research. I have my yards fenced and fenced and fenced, but I know anything can get in and does. I have horses and goats. I have built my goose area in a round area surrounded by the goats and horses so that most predators would have to go through those animals to get to my birds. I have one area for geese and a different area for the chickens, muscovies & turkeys. Within a smaller area with stockade fence, near the house, I keep covered pens with the call ducks and smaller growing chicks, geese, ducks.
I guess that I thought my geese were OK because the majority of them are large dewlaps and adult sebastopols in together and they really make a lot of noise when disturbed by anything, so I haven't housed them at night.
I noticed that I am missing one chicken tonight and I bet that darn fox got it. Now I have to try to get the chickens housed at night, which is hard to do because they do NOT want to be caught.
I have some 6' tall dog kennels and lots of Little Tykes houses I can shut up very well. I guess I'll start putting all of this together to house EVERYONE up at night. I just wanted to know if there are ANY geese/chickens safe from fox?
Thanks
Nancy