I am going to kill this fox !

[hcammack]

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I think Henry would be glad to!

One of these days he will!

Hey if this blue ameraucana boy stays quite and calm and does his best to win my mom over he is a keeper and I will start aquiring more breeding stock from you, Jean, Kathleen, Will, dipsydoodledoo, and speckledhen when she gets that boy I know she will. See I have it all thought through

Henry

 

[Marlinchaser]

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Because the BOSS said NO, then again I remember when the boss said no more than 12, so he is slowly chipping away at her armour, one day he will have roos, and hens everywhere.

 

[hcammack]

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Because the BOSS said NO, then again I remember when the boss said no more than 12, so he is slowly chipping away at her armour, one day he will have roos, and hens everywhere.

I was up to 17 until this gosh darn fox cam along I have 12 hens and 1 roo right now but when I go to wills I will be back up at 14 or 15

 

[MRNpoultry]

you neeed to make a dirt hole set, facing the direction the fox is coming from and bait it with some all call lure. so that when the fox is coming to the chickens he will smell the bait then in the morning just kill the fox. If you catch a dog it wan't hurt him just take the trap off his leg.

This set works pretty good caught this yesterday -

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=124029

Heres a link about dirt whole sets and some infromation about fox trapping -

Dirt hole set

Coyote and fox trapping

 

[sandypaws]

first.. sorry for your loss. it is hard to see your pets become food or just get killed..

second.. did i read that right??? you have BASSETS??? as flock guarding??? they were bred to hunt/chase rabbits... wrong breed for the job

 

[hcammack]

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LOL they don't really protect the flock I am just kidding around they are just silly house pets. They don't seem to chase chickens they don't mind them at all I just have two girls and they lay around outside all day.

 

[cmom]

I put some traps out and some bait in the middle. I have caught them in the traps. You have to stake the traps down good so they can't take off with the trap. I had one take off with the trap I never found it or the trap.

 

[sandypaws]

OH GOOD... i thought HOW SILLY!!! bassets?? as flock dogs.. that wont work!!!.. hahahahahahah...

i always use LIVE traps.. just in case what gets IN them, i dont want to hurt..

 

[hcammack]

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I am just joking around they do like to eat chicken poop and watch the chickens and sniff the chickens it really funny they coexist well together and they see the chickens as a food source but not in a meat way in a poop way its really kinda gross. I may have to try the baited trap idea but I live in the suburbs so I will have to be careful I am watching them right now to see if anything tries to come sneaking along and I will get it.

Henry

 

[chickenannie]

I had some traps like that set to catch foxes and instead it caught 2 of the barn cats within the first hour. I released the cats, but then I blocked the traps cause I didn't want more cats injured (cats have since recovered).
However, there were 2 recent snowfalls and I played "tracker" and followed several sets of fox tracks until I saw where the foxes are coming from (across the road in the neighbors field) and where they go (to a large group of boulders, and to the creek to get a drink, and then around my barn buildings). Being able to understand the habits of the fox by following snowtracks was very helpful to tell me where to re-set the traps (I have a neighbor do it). I will have him set the fox traps far away from any areas that the cats inhabit. I hope it works this time, as I've lost a bunch of birds to them (and my neighbor shot one that was in my chicken coop that killed many of my Buff Orpingtons).

My suggestion is to do the same when it snows at your house.