Hey everyone!
I’m reaching out to see if anyone has some pointers or tips with keeping foxes away from chickens. The local fox here has already taken a few of my birds in broad daylight, even when I was in the yard working on stuff. This morning he even came up to the coop while I was sitting next to my birds. Luckily I had my trusty guiding stick that I threw at him to scare him away.
I’ve tried several methods of non-lethal trapping, but I’m afraid I’ll have to resort to lethal measures, aka firearm. I’d rather not resort to it but really don’t want to lose anymore birds. The chickens have a free range pen with 5 foot high chicken wire fencing currently.
I’m reaching out to see if anyone has some pointers or tips with keeping foxes away from chickens. The local fox here has already taken a few of my birds in broad daylight, even when I was in the yard working on stuff. This morning he even came up to the coop while I was sitting next to my birds. Luckily I had my trusty guiding stick that I threw at him to scare him away.
I’ve tried several methods of non-lethal trapping, but I’m afraid I’ll have to resort to lethal measures, aka firearm. I’d rather not resort to it but really don’t want to lose anymore birds. The chickens have a free range pen with 5 foot high chicken wire fencing currently.