I love foxes... I just don't love them killing my "babies"! For our next attempt, here is what we're planning:
Moving the coop further from the tree line
Fencing in a good 1.5 acres
Putting up motion lights around the coop
If that all isn't enough, I could add a hot line around the fence as...
We have had a small starter flock of 8 birds not quite at laying age. We've been letting them free-range during the day and we lock them up at night. Yesterday, we went out late afternoon. When we returned, all of our girls were gone. We did find 3 bodies with no visible injuries (possibly...
