Fox is killing My chickens!!! What the Heck do I do!!!!!!

[Meg09]

shoot it and leave its body on he property for a week or so. We he to do that w the coyotes...theyhave killed three of my cats from may to last week its sad for sure but it has to be done. cant keep killing my pets.

 

[roosterhavoc]

Foxes will kill many more chickens than it can eat or take with them. There goes some folks idea of its just hungry. When a flock of chickens start going crazy when a fox appears the fox goes nuts and just grabs and kills each one it can. I've seen it happen many times. Secure coop at night, free range during the day and shoot or trap every fox that shows up. If you can't do it chickens may not be for you. Imo it's worse to keep chickens locked up in a tiny coop and run and never allowed to free range because you may be afraid of losing some.

 

[Ilovefarming]

Shotgun will do the trick!

 

[Theskull]

Get the doberman On a run around the cage or put him near the cage fox tried that with my weiner got his leg broken (pull out of his socket) and 23 ft away I found the fox dead.

my dog rules

 

[jensonroberts1]

Shooting it will stop that fox but soon enough a nother fox will take is place and start the cycle again
their are a few things i can think of
A) make a nice kennel for your doberman to sleep so that it will chase off any predators that try to get at them
B) it may sound gross but male urine sends hormones ect and it will deter it for a while
thats all i can think of right now but ill keep thinking

 

[rannk]

Shooting would be my preference over baiting, etc, but they are stealth, so I think this method will be easier said than done. I don't have time or patience to sit and wait and hunt them.

 

[KingD]

Shooting would be my preference over baiting, etc, but they are stealth, so I think this method will be easier said than done. I don't have time or patience to sit and wait and hunt them.

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