Fox in the coop!!!

[redranger209]

Stupid idea never mind I meant strap it onto the body of a rodent or something.

 

[annaBsChick]

Here is an infographic with some info on preventing foxes from getting to your chickens....perhaps a more practical way of dealing with him cuz even if you get rid of this one, they are just going to keep coming....

 

[cresent moon poultry]

good idea

 

[cresent moon poultry]

how do i catch one?

 

[BY Bob]

Could try to trap it I suppose although I have never heard of it working. Have you tried your local animal control officer?

I really understand your impulse to not kill it. I'm just not sure what else can be successful. I have seen videos of them climbing trees and chewing through chicken wire on a roof run to get in. They are very persistent and clever.

 

[GT27]

A fox got one of my Girls yesterday. My broody golden laced.

 

[BY Bob]

A fox got one of my Girls yesterday. My broody golden laced.

I am so sorry for your loss.

 

[GT27]

That makes #3. They’re just so used to being able to free range they jump out when I open the nesting boxes but they’re about to be mad because they’re going to have to stay in the coop until we can do something about these foxes. I’m down to 4 lying chickens. I have 14 chicks but looks like most of them are going to be roosters.

 

[BY Bob]

That makes #3. They’re just so used to being able to free range they jump out when I open the nesting boxes but they’re about to be mad because they’re going to have to stay in the coop until we can do something about these foxes. I’m down to 4 lying chickens. I have 14 chicks but looks like most of them are going to be roosters.

Set up a chair and free range with them, armed. Mine go crazy when they can't free range, but if I can't watch them, no out. Too many hawk attacks here.

 

[av8torcrj]

Electronet from premier fencing is easy to move and effective though kinda pricey. I have 800' of it in a rural setting with every chicken eating predator known to man hiding in the shrubbery. We have not had any losses. My perspective is there has to be a system to keep the predators off the birds. Yeh, you can kill one but there will be others to follow. My neighbor has a large poultry operation and has enlisted a professional trapper. None the less, her losses continue. The supply of predators is simply never ending here.