Best Chicken defense gun

[Tundrawooky]

I woke up at 2 am to clucking and screaming chickens to find a stupid fox trying to get in my hen house. I grabbed my pistol nad went outside to defend the hens but their are other houses nearby soni thought it would be foolish to fire. I want this nasty fox dead! Maybe should I use a shotgun? So the pellets won't penetrate the coop and hurt my hens??
I have a 20ga.
Or should I set up traps for it?

 

[Vickischics]

I woke up at 2 am to clucking and screaming chickens to find a stupid fox trying to get in my hen house. I grabbed my pistol nad went outside to defend the hens but their are other houses nearby soni thought it would be foolish to fire. I want this nasty fox dead! Maybe should I use a shotgun? So the pellets won't penetrate the coop and hurt my hens??
I have a 20ga.
Or should I set up traps for it?

Traps. Silent then deadly.

 

[Tundrawooky]

Like live box traps? Or should I use the steel leg holds. Then I guess I have to shoot it. Last time I shot near my hens they didn't lay for a week!

 

[Folly's place]

Electric fencing!
Let the neighbors know, especially any who have poultry, within at least a mile, if you can. Someone might have a good shooting opportunity, when you didn't. Taking out a neighbor wouldn't be a good thing!
Trapping foxes is difficult, but might be possible. Then your 22 will take him out just fine.
Mary

 

[Tundrawooky]

This certain fox has been making it's rounds through the neighborhood coops. Last winter i was driving to work and it was running across the hwy with a buff orp in it's mouth. I tried to run it over but no luck

 

[Sussex19]

I would use live traps, and then shoot it.
But I've never done it.

 

[Tundrawooky]

Ok I'll look into making some

 

[user651618]

I'd go for #6 to #4 buck and take shots with care. With that said a trap is probably the most sure fire method

 

[Tundrawooky]

Trying to avoid this situation again....

 

[Folly's place]

But a really good photo!
Mary