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  1. Mooocoow7

    FOX ATTACK. ROOSTER IN SHOCK?

    At about 4:50 this morning the fox came by an tried a surprise attack on my biggest rooster. I make the roosters sleep outside on a table next to the coop because there too horny. Anyway it looks like the fox came up behind him and grabbed him by the neck an tired to take him with him. Then king...
  2. T

    Fox Attack, need advice

    This is Milky, she was attacked by a fox yesterday. We got to her just in time, and the wound doesn’t seem to have gone deeper than skin and we cleaned the wound out already. What is scaring me though is that she’s always timid and scared of us, but she’s not struggling too much when we pick her...
  3. T

    chicken escaped fox attack. HELP

    2 days ago i got an unwanted fox visit . ( In context I'm a minor and live with my father so it's harder for me to do things on my own[like vet visits and purchases on my own}) Thankfully my father saw it and stopped him. he was persistent. The fox cam back around and got a hold of one of our...
  4. BlackWings

    Penicillin Dosage

    About 3 weeks ago a fox attacked one of my hens, I didn’t realize until today that he actually got deeper than the feathers. There’s a huge open infected wound I found tonight. I cleaned it up with peroxide and water and rubbed some Neosporin triple antibiotic on there for tonight. I have some...
  5. AuntieWeasel

    Has a fox ever got into your chicken food?

    I keep my chicken food in a big plastic bin with clips on either side next to the chicken house. About a week ago, something got one of the clips off and got inside, tearing a hole in a (brand new) 20 kilo bag of layer's pellets and a (brand new) bag of cracked corn 😡. A little damage, a little...
  6. ChickenSoft

    Fox and Dog Defense With Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

    Hello! I'm a software engineer from the Midwest who has started several companies with a focus on mobile devices, gaming, virtual reality, and artificial intelligence. Everything changed with covid closing down the office... My wife and I bought a 15-acre farm last year, started a flock, and...
    • ChickenSoft
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    • dog dog aggression dog and chickens dog attack dog attacked chicken fox fox attack fox problems fox trap pest protection
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    • Forum: Predators and Pests
  7. kchapman81

    Getting rid of a fox?

    Yesterday afternoon we lost our sweet girl Bramble to a fox. Luckily we were able to catch what was happening in time to save the rest. This happened in their run which we are already working in making it better and getting better (smaller holes) wire however any tips on getting rid of the fox...
  8. Debofoxford

    I'm an old member just never posted before.We have kept chickens for 20I've been getting fantastic info from BYC for 10 years but I've never posted.We

    I'm Deb in Oxford UK. We have kept chickens for 20 years and although I've been getting fantastic info from BYC for 10 years I've never posted. My husband and I have bred Jersey Giants, Buffs, Brahmas plus bantams, silkies, leghorns. We love JGs because they are intelligent and calm and the...
  9. otoro

    The Fox Attacks: Chapter III

    So yesterday was our third run in with a local fox. He hasn't killed one of our girls yet, but came close twice. Yesterday was another close call. He bit "Princess" - an Ameracauna who is 3 years old twice. While she is not in critical condition, I think her injuries are more than mild. She...
  10. amynw

    Fox attack

    Hello all. I had my very first fox attack tonight. I am beating myself up over it. Ive worked long hard hours lately and fell asleep on the couch and didn’t get the chickens locked up right at dusk as usual. I woke up around 10 pm to an awful awful screech/bark sound. My first thought was a...
  11. A

    Need advice.. is this fox proof wire?

    Hi guys, I’m currently looking at a few different options for a duck pen/chicken coop, and have been looking at some enclosures online (photo attached) however after reading a few blogs/websites about what wire is best to use for predator protection, I’m not feeling confident that this will hold...
  12. L

    Kibble as a predator deterrant?

    hi, I'm a new chicken owner and I was wondering, would placing kibble at strategic areas away from the coop keep predators distracted? I have my coop up by my deck, which is surrounded by a low 3 foot fence. If there is food outside the fence, will they bother working to get within the fence and...
  13. S

    Don’t let the fox win

    Hello all, Yesterday I woke up to the worst news a chicken owner can receive - a fox made a meal from 4 out of my 6 chickens. I was devastated and am having trouble moving on. I just set up the coop and moved them outside about a week ago. I blame myself for letting them out too early in the...
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    • baby chicks backyard chickens black chicken black chicken with gold chickens coop fox identify identify bantam chick porcelain d'uccle
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: What Breed Or Gender is This?
  14. Top 10 Chicken Predators

    Top 10 Chicken Predators

    From aerial to ground predators, chickens often fall prey to many of these. There are many different things that happen from the most obvious to the least. No matter what, it seems like they're always getting into trouble. But we can limit predator attacks if we know how to prevent them. From...
  15. jeepgrrl

    Electric fencing question

    Hi everyone, today I lost one of my favorite hens, Baby Blue, to what I think was a fox. My avatar pic is the one I lost, she was a Blue Cochin :rant😭 My chickens free range from dawn to dusk. We have a 5 ft no-climb (welded wire) fence. There was a pile of Blue's feathers on the other side of...
  16. C

    Fox Attack

    This morning my chickens were attacked by a fox. I was in my office room, which overlooks the coop and where the chickens walk around during the day, when all of a sudden I hear them going crazy only to find that when I looked out the window I saw a fox leaping mid-air after my chickens. I ran...
  17. jessica8804

    Fox attacked yesterday - when can I free range again? Badly injured Chick

    It was a rainy day and when the rain had stopped at about 5pm, I felt so bad locking all my girls up and I let them out. Big mistake. Luckily my husband heard the chain link fence rattle. We think that it was a younger fox, on his own. He killed one of my full grown hens before my husband got...
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    • aluminum antibiotic attack bandages blu kote defense fox predator range wound care
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Predators and Pests
  18. H

    Best Fox Deterrent..Fox Den in back yard!!

    Stumbled upon a burrow in our backyard a little bit ago and this morning saw a beautiful but huge fox wandering around. It appears to be healthy so I’m not worried about that. What I am worried about is our chickens! Does anyone have any advice on deterring fox away from coops? Anything that’s...
  19. R

    Possibility of foxes?

    Hiya. I live in a medium sized town. I have never seen a fox around except a young dead one on a bridge a 1/4 mile from my house. My father in law declares he has never seen a fox in the park where we live. Its very close to town. I have never seen any signs of a fox being around my house or...
  20. C

    Flock wiped out last night (description is a little graphic, but no photos)

    After an unfortunate miscommunication between my husband and I last night, the door to our chicken run was never closed. Please no judgment. We're heartbroken. When I went outside this morning, I found two carcasses about 10 feet from the coop. One was a hen, sitting upright (sorry, but as...
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