Our chickens have been disappearing left and right. More roos than hens, over a period of about a month. The flock is and always has been a free range flock and I do realize that we take our chances. We have had chickens for about 6 years and have never had a fox problem, at least, not that I know of. The chickens have just been disappearing, although many feathers from our alpha rooster were found a short ways out into the pasture behind our yard.A week ago, my DS saw a fox in the field about 100 yards out. DH took a shot and thinks he hit it, but it ran off. We are on about 40 acres of land. Today, My DH and DS ventured out into the field because they saw some burrows with the binoculars. Sure enough, they found at least a half a dozen burrows within 200 yards of our house and yard. I'm sure there are more. By the sightings and the tracks, we are very certain we have a big problem. My DH and DS "marked their territory" around some of the burrows. It might help, but for sure wont solve the problem. We recently finished building a new coop but dont have a covered yard on it as of yet. The coop, however, is very, very secure at night. I am sure by now, the foxes know they have found their meals, and they wont be going anywhere. What can we do to get rid of this infestation of foxes? Any suggestions, no matter how strange, are appreciated! Thanks to all!
