Fox stopper.

[Emmey]

Okay, so i has 9 baby chicks from ideal, now I only have 1. All thanks to a fox and the hurricane. I let the babies out after Laura hit so they could be outside. I never seen a fox around here, so imagine my shock when I found fox prints and feathers. I'm guessing it came after Laura hit. So now im wondering if concrete would help keep it from digging in. Because I ordered more and they're coming next month. So im trying to prevent the next flocks death. Help please and thank you.

 

[chickenlittle21]

Sorry for your loss . I would hope that fox can't dig through concrete.

 

[Emmey]

Sorry for your loss . I would hope that fox can't dig through concrete.

Thank you and hopefully not.

 

[tsperry88]

I have read fence needs to be barried 18" and I assume the same applies to concrete. Alternatively it can come out horizontally from the protected area 18". I used electric fence to discourage digging and climbing and my run and a wood floor on the coop. Havnt had problems since, but its only been a short while and I killed the offending fox.

 

[Emmey]

I have read fence needs to be barried 18" and I assume the same applies to concrete. Alternatively it can come out horizontally from the protected area 18". I used electric fence to discourage digging and climbing and my run and a wood floor on the coop. Havnt had problems since, but its only been a short while and I killed the offending fox.

Okay, great thank you.

 

[aart]

Doesn't need to be buried.
Good examples of anti-dig apron installation.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/wire-around-coop.1110498/#post-17093528
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/new-coop-project.1169916/page-2#post-18481208

 

[cmom]

I have electric wires around my coops and pens, concrete under the gates and good heavy duty netting covering the pens, all due to losses from predators in the past. The fox will be back. I eliminated the foxes that killed my birds because they came back for more tries. They were mangy and stinky. They know the electric wires are there. A coyote behind the coops and a fox at the chick/grow-out coop.

 

[Howard E]

Okay, so i has 9 baby chicks from ideal, now I only have 1. All thanks to a fox and the hurricane. I let the babies out after Laura hit so they could be outside. I never seen a fox around here, so imagine my shock when I found fox prints and feathers. I'm guessing it came after Laura hit. So now im wondering if concrete would help keep it from digging in. Because I ordered more and they're coming next month. So im trying to prevent the next flocks death. Help please and thank you.

Statements seem contradictory.

Let them out where? Run or yard?

And digging in where?

If there is digging to be concerned about, can you provide a photo of where this digging took place?

 

[TARDIS37379]

Predator prevention is multi layered and multi faceted.
Electric fencing
Fence
Rooster
Dog
Secure coop
Safe run
Shotgun
Rifle
Outside Lights
motion sensors
Fake owl
Lots of others

 

[cmom]

For the most part most of the above will work as deterrents and some don't work. As I mentioned in a previous post, I have electric wires around my coops and pens, concrete under the gates and good heavy duty netting covering my pens in addition to several game cameras. I love my cameras. I put up motion lights and the predators still set them off. Fake owls don't work for aerial predators, I have a yard light and predators still come. The light in the background in some of the pictures is another camera mounted on our yard light pole. The yard light comes on at dusk and goes off at dawn. Again, good luck...

Another BYC member has this picture in her BYC album. I came across it online.