FOX almost got my babies!

[mueri07]

I will check into that, thanks for all the suggestions, I am headed home over lunch to see if he has returned. ugggh why is having chicks so hard

 

[mueri07]

red fox, I have a friend who has a trap. Plan on setting that bad boy down tonight just will need to find a sneaky place for it

 

[itsasmallfarm]

red fox, I have a friend who has a trap. Plan on setting that bad boy down tonight just will need to find a sneaky place for it

best of luck to you, red foxes can be a pain some times.

 

[mueri07]

best of luck to you, red foxes can be a pain some times.

Thanks mate

 

[Mysimplewyominglife]

I would suggest either a electric fence or a large chicken kennel that they can free range in safely. I live in the UK and we supposedly have foxes in my area but I have not seen any in the 3 years of living here. If you are going to go down the kill them route you might want to check to make sure you won't be in trouble for doing so i.e animal cruelty or something. If you do a humane trap what are u going to do with it if you catch it? Maybe call animal control and ask them. Glad you girl was alive tho and hope for you, your girls and the fox that it don't end bad.

 

[JackE]

red fox, I have a friend who has a trap. Plan on setting that bad boy down tonight just will need to find a sneaky place for it

Good luck with that. I tried that, caught a couple of coons, and a housecat. Fox are VERY wary of box type traps. If you want to trap one of them, you have to go with a foothold type trap. Peg the bait to a tree, about a foot or so up, set a few footholds under and around that. Cover traps with finely sifted dirt. But, you live in a neighborhood, you'll probably catch somebodies cat. And that will just be a bummer. I saw a cool video on youtube, where some guy called in a fox with a piece of styrofoam, and a small mirror. Called the fox right in, and dropped him with a rifle. But, again you are in a neighborhood, so that's probably not an option.

 

[mueri07]

I spoke with them and was told that I could set a trap and if I was to catch one to call them and they would come pick up and re-locate them somewhere in the county. I am worried sick tho that he will come back and find my girls

 

[mueri07]

Good luck with that. I tried that, caught a couple of coons, and a housecat. Fox are VERY wary of box type traps. If you want to trap one of them, you have to go with a foothold type trap. Peg the bait to a tree, about a foot or so up, set a few footholds under and around that. Cover traps with finely sifted dirt. But, you live in a neighborhood, you'll probably catch somebodies cat. And that will just be a bummer. I saw a cool video on youtube, where some guy called in a fox with a piece of styrofoam, and a small mirror. Called the fox right in, and dropped him with a rifle. But, again you are in a neighborhood, so that's probably not an option.

JackE I like where you head is at!

 

[Mysimplewyominglife]

Foot traps. Are those the ones that clamp on to a animals leg and basically breaks it snapping shut?

 

[JackE]

Foot traps. Are those the ones that clamp on to a animals leg and basically breaks it snapping shut?

Yeah, could happen, doesn't always, but can. I didn't invent the things, and I don't use them. But, those are the traps for catching a fox. We're just discussing options here. Electrified poultry net works for me.