Killer Foxes...

atomic_cutiepie

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My husband and I have had 3 flocks of our chickens killed by local foxes, despite fairly extreme measures to prevent such things from happening.

The latest incident was tonight. 2 foxes popped their chubby @$$es out of our coop as my husband was locking up our peeps for the night. Aaaaaaargh! As a result he was able to collect the carcasses immediately.

My question is, are the chickens still viable as a source of food? I mean, can we eat them? The foxes killed them, but we retrieved them immediately. Is there anything that could make us sick?

Thanks!!

Atomic!
 
Sounds like u need a spot light and rifle.
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Atomic When we started having problems with foxes, coyotes and coons, we put a radio in the barn that's on a timer to come on before dark and turns off after daylight. The noise helped keep them away. You might want to give it a try. It is not always possible to get your sights on the predator in time.
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Rabies is always a possibility. If you are ever handling an animal that has been attacked by another animal wear gloves because the other animals slavia is still present on the the "victim." l would be very weary of eating the chickens.
 

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