Wereforpsu:
I have had a # of fox attacks including about 10mins ago....never expect them to go away....what happened this evening is that the main roo started the process of getting the girls to roost....he was standing outside the pen and the girls were milling around....I was checking on them every 10/15mins to shoo the last of them in the run and lock it down I herd the screech ran and opened the window, and saw the chooks in the corner of the yard....called the pooch and ran outside....a quick inventory showed the main roo missing and a small pile of feather....I ran down to the back gate to let the pooch loose and the main roo was there,,,,still alive....I cut the dog loose and brought the boy inside....his breathing was labored and raspy....a few drops of blood dripped but I could not find any major wounds....a single drop of blood gathered on his beak a few minutes later...he was strong enough to flap his wings at me in the bathroom so I carefully placed him back in the coop in a nesting box....I will be checking on him every couple of hours...
Believe me, foxes are the worst....they can show up anytime of the day....though I've found sunset/sunrise to be the times they like the best...no matter what you do, they will adjust there patterns to your defenses....and once they know you are after them you will never see them.....but they will never leave....sorry for the rant.....
