Eyeball to eyeball with a Fox

[416bigbore]

Fox are predators and their favorite meal is no different then that of other predators.....It's an easy meal, pets included.

 

[cmom]

I think the fox would rather eat some chicken. I agree that it may be sick. I have had some fox kill some of my birds in the past. I have rectified the situations so there is no way a fox can get my birds. I have seen them from time to time more on my cameras. I have electric wires around my coops and pens, concrete under my gates and good heavy duty netting covering my pens. Nothing has gotten through. I recently replaced my fence charger on the main coops. It reads around 14,000 volts. Even a bear won't touch it. It doesn't kill but will surely hurt a lot. I don't free range any more. I did for a few years until the predators discovered my birds and killed some, but that's the risk you take when free ranging and you will eventually loose birds. Originally I used leg traps but more and more people are buying properties around us and building. Now I use live traps. I bait the traps for a few nights/days and let the predators take the bait then set the traps and have caught them. I have caught some cats. I think they were feral. They weren't nice kitty's. The acted like they wanted to kill me before I released them. I usually eliminate what I catch, but not up to killing peoples pets. Not sure if the cats actually belonged to anyone and if I had caught them again I probably would have eliminated them. They were good sized cats. Also caught a bobcat. It killed 14 birds. It shouldn't have came back...

 

[roosterhavoc]

I have never heard of a fox killing a cat. Maybe a kitten but foxes do not regularly go after cats or small dogs. Most foxes don’t weigh much more than a cat or small dog especially gray foxes.

 

[cmom]

I think here they may take a cat if they can catch one but not very likely but a coyote will. I let them take the bait for a few days then set the trap when they have killed any of my birds.

 

[416bigbore]

I have never heard of a fox killing a cat. Maybe a kitten but foxes do not regularly go after cats or small dogs. Most foxes don’t weigh much more than a cat or small dog especially gray foxes.

It's rare I will agree, but don't be fooled by the Wile E Fox looking for an easy meal.

 

[roosterhavoc]

It's rare I will agree, but don't be fooled by the Wile E Fox looking for an easy meal.

I’ve trapped and shot plenty of foxes. I’m no stranger to them.

 

[ChickenNewbie3]

I think here they may take a cat if they can catch one but not very likely but a coyote will. I let them take the bait for a few days then set the trap when they have killed any of my birds.
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[ChickenNewbie3]

That is a coyote. Foxes around here do not mess with dogs or cats. But a coyote definitely will.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Fox's do not kill or eat cats and dogs, chickens yes.

A fox that is hungry enough will eat whatever they can catch

 

[roosterhavoc]

A fox that is hungry enough will eat whatever they can catch

Anything that is hungry enough will eat something they might not normally eat. Foxes still mostly eat rodents, birds etc..