For those of whom like foxes

[CochinBrahmaLover]

I have a live-and-let-live attitude toward wildlife, but I can't really say that foxes are high on my list of favorite local animals. We have rats, mice, and rabbits galore around here, but the foxes seem to prefer to massacre my chickens. As long as the hotwire around my pasture fence is working, they stay out, but if the wire shorts out on something, a fox seems to find out before I do. The last time it happened, the fox(es?) dug under the fence and killed 18 chickens and 5 ducks. This was around 9-10 o'clock in the morning, after the chickens were up and stirring. Our livestock make such easy meals, once discovered, there are some predators that will put a great deal of effort into coming back after them. 


(BTW, I think Kurt's comment was addressed to The Big Dog, who lives in Australia)

(oh, okay, i feel dumb xD)

Ya, I like foxes, but of they kill MY pets, I see them as rats. Okay take that back, i love rats. I see them as pests (like ants) that need to be taken care of. We tried keeping him out, hasnt worked. Now, I'm worth killing the fox, as Chickened said ~ There isn't a shortage of foxes in AK

 

[RHRanch]

Huummm... Maybe you better fix your pens up to prevent the fox from killing your pets. If you don't, Mr. Fox (even if you dispatch him) won't be the last predator that gets a pet of yours.

 

[CochinBrahmaLover]

Huummm... Maybe you better fix your pens up to prevent the fox from killing your pets. If you don't, Mr. Fox (even if you dispatch him) won't be the last predator that gets a pet of yours.

We are doing so, or should i say my dad is xD



Yeah, well when the pen is fixed up we may not dispatch him, but then again we may.

 

[UmmmLetMeThink]

I'm so sorry I feel your pain though , all my chicks were eaten in the past week

 

[The Big Dog]

Yep, $10.00 a fox, $5.00 a cat and I forget what a wild dog is worth. I am retired off a wheat and sheep farm where we ran 20,000 fine wool Merino. I wont describe to you what a family of fox' do at lambing time.....or when a sheep cant get up quick enough when the fox' come.
There have been 80,000 fox scalps bountied in 6 mths.

Cheers ... T D

 

[The Big Dog]

Oh yeah, I always forget something (getting old), Dont forget the fox is an introduced species (feral) and just doesnt fit here.

Cheers.....The Dog

 

[chickened]

Yep, $10.00 a fox, $5.00 a cat and I forget what a wild dog is worth. I am retired off a wheat and sheep farm where we ran 20,000 fine wool Merino. I wont describe to you what a family of fox' do at lambing time.....or when a sheep cant get up quick enough when the fox' come.
There have been 80,000 fox scalps bountied in 6 mths.

Cheers ... T D

Wow, my son would love that job.

 

[Orpingtons4U]

When you See a Fox Hit them with a Shovel When you See a Fox Hit them with a shovel shovel

 

[animallover505]

I have literally only seen 2 of them, but I love foxes. 1 ounce of prevention (extra strong chicken wire) is worth a pound of cure(gun).

 

[CochinBrahmaLover]

Yeah we're fixing up the coop now


This is the problem with foxes ~

They can jump, dig, smart / clever, and dont give up easy....worst / best predator !!!