Baby Foxes

[GGBEAR]

I hate the dam things I lost my entire flock to fox kill in one night /morning it took 3 and bit the heads the others and left them they need to bring culling

Yesterday night we almost ran over some baby foxes. Wish we did.

Is there any way to protect our chickens from them? Last year I lost a hen to one.

I read that putting cloths with vinegar helps.

 

[Cluckcluck1215]

If you where my dad,

Well he would say Shot gun, Lily.
But,
I'm not my dad, And nor are you.
I use tin pans, Radios, And old CD's.Plus Deer Netting, Chicken wire and Wire Mesh(redoing the pen for it to be entire Wire Mesh, tho)Never seen a fox 'round ever since I stopped free-ranging, UNLESS they where under supervision and put the radios out.
But, since they are kits, It might be easy to use a Hav-A-Hart Trap, And relocate them somewhere else, far away.....
Worse comes to worse, *gulp*Shot gun.

 

[Cluckcluck1215]

I hate the dam things I lost my entire flock to fox kill in one night /morning it took 3 and bit the heads the others and left them they need to bring culling

So sorry for your loss.I had a fox take a Drake ounces, and then a Pullet another Time...

 

[Wickedchicken6]

The garbage bag trick does sounds interesting... might try it out. I'm willing to try anything to save my chickens.

The rooster won't help with anything will it?

I think I had my roosters out with them at the time. Like, all 40 of them.

 

[Wickedchicken6]

If you where my dad,

Well he would say Shot gun, Lily.
But,
I'm not my dad, And nor are you.
I use tin pans, Radios, And old CD's.Plus Deer Netting, Chicken wire and Wire Mesh(redoing the pen for it to be entire Wire Mesh, tho)Never seen a fox 'round ever since I stopped free-ranging, UNLESS they where under supervision and put the radios out.
But, since they are kits, It might be easy to use a Hav-A-Hart Trap, And relocate them somewhere else, far away.....
Worse comes to worse, *gulp*Shot gun.

I'm not sure a person could get close enough to them with a shotgun. 22 yes.

 

[Cluckcluck1215]

I'm not sure a person could get close enough to them with a shotgun. 22 yes.

True.

 

[GGBEAR]

I'm not sure a person could get close enough to them with a shotgun. 22 yes.

I recon if you laid up somewhere hiding when it came along BOOM! shotgun time lol

 

[chicken4prez]

I hate the dam things I lost my entire flock to fox kill in one night /morning it took 3 and bit the heads the others and left them they need to bring culling

Sorry for your loss.

If you where my dad,

Well he would say Shot gun, Lily.
But,
I'm not my dad, And nor are you.
I use tin pans, Radios, And old CD's.Plus Deer Netting, Chicken wire and Wire Mesh(redoing the pen for it to be entire Wire Mesh, tho)Never seen a fox 'round ever since I stopped free-ranging, UNLESS they where under supervision and put the radios out.
But, since they are kits, It might be easy to use a Hav-A-Hart Trap, And relocate them somewhere else, far away.....
Worse comes to worse, *gulp*Shot gun.

We don't have any radios or anything like that. But if you relocate them someone else would have the same problem. I would just drown them in our pond. That's what we've done with coons and skunks. I would totally use a gun but we don't have a licence or anything. One of my friends has a BB gun so I could ask him if he could keep an eye out. I guess I'm lucky that I just lost one hen so far to a fox.

 

[GGBEAR]

Sorry for your loss.


We don't have any radios or anything like that. But if you relocate them someone else would have the same problem. I would just drown them in our pond. That's what we've done with coons and skunks. I would totally use a gun but we don't have a licence or anything. One of my friends has a BB gun so I could ask him if he could keep an eye out. I guess I'm lucky that I just lost one hen so far to a fox.

rofl drowning them in ur pond that would be funny to see I recon it would turn in to a rumble in the pond

 

[Cluckcluck1215]

Sorry for your loss.


We don't have any radios or anything like that. But if you relocate them someone else would have the same problem. I would just drown them in our pond. That's what we've done with coons and skunks. I would totally use a gun but we don't have a licence or anything. One of my friends has a BB gun so I could ask him if he could keep an eye out. I guess I'm lucky that I just lost one hen so far to a fox.

Darn, Radios work great.....
I wish I could help more, Lil, but..