Early in AM dog came in to annoy me as making breakfast. I went out to porch and shined barn with light to see to bright blue-green eyes shining back at me. Red Fox actually in barn where I have well over a 100 chickens sleeping in several cages / pens. Dog and I went to barn with dog (Lucy) sweeping around back side from direction of pond. As I approached barn I could here a lot of rumbling as fox tried to get through electrified fence. That fence was not hot but outer perimeter is. Lucy gave fox a good scare as it almost ran into her after being tripped up by fence. Fox tried to get at cock and pullet in elevated pen on back side of barn. They were worried, but intact.
Barn fence will made hot today. This will be addressed mostly by tweaking the fencing. Today is my day off so will look for weak spot in outer fence perimeter. This fox is familiar with hotwire like my dogs so keeping him out will be tougher than average but we will keep him out. This was likely his first visit in quite some time.
Barn fence will made hot today. This will be addressed mostly by tweaking the fencing. Today is my day off so will look for weak spot in outer fence perimeter. This fox is familiar with hotwire like my dogs so keeping him out will be tougher than average but we will keep him out. This was likely his first visit in quite some time.