Anybody have trouble out of foxes.

[Mike Fuson]

Just wondering if anyone has had trouble with foxes killing chickens during the day? I have a very large lot, atleast 2 acres, and I am finding chickens with their hear and breast gone. Thats all it eats, and then gets another. I have lost about 20 in the last 2 months. I am assuming it is a fox, could be a bobcat, I know that we also have weasels and minks around here too, but not very many. Any thoughts

 

[Wolf-Kim]

When I "had" (

) fox troubles, they didn't leave any remains behind. We had a red fox take 6 adult hens one morning. Not a trace of the first 5 were left, we shot him running off with the sixth hen. He had already chewed and eaten her head and neck.

It sounds like you have a Bird of Prey problem to me. Like they are catching the birds, eating what they want and flying off. It sounds like a hawk, or some other raptor, to me. See many hawks in your area?

-Kim

 

[justmeandtheflock]

Yup, around here the foxes take them during the day with people 20 ft away!

 

[chickygirl2]

The males hunt during the day and the females at night. Ours will take them not far from where we are standing- very frustrating

 

[Chicken Woman]

My son was sleeping in the tent with a friend tonight and a red fox came right up to the tent !

My coop is nearby !

made sure its all secure ! Don't know what to do about letting them out tomorrow ?

 

[chilling in muscadine]

Here is a link to a problem I was having with a couple of foxes.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=108585

The fox will take the whole chicken so you must have something else after your birds.

 

[Zookeeper9000]

Both coons and the over grown rats with pouches do this.