tips for keeping predators away

[Egluntine]

We have a fox problem where I live in deepest Yorkshire, UK.

I have a "wind-up radio" which I leave on during the day if the hens are out free ranging.

I use a "Foxwatch" too.

The hair tip is well known in the UK.

So is getting the gentlemen in your life to ....erm... "water" the grass around the coop....It makes the fox think there is a predator bigger than themselves in the area.

 

[nccatnip]

Just a thought on snake control. I have been having an on going problem with black snakes entering the coop and feasting on eggs. Sulfer and moth balls did not work. Last week I put out golf balls for the girls to lay on. The next day, a snake had entered the coop, got all my eggs including the two my banty was sitting on. Sure enough, two golf balls were missing also. Guess the golf balls did the trick as it hasn't been back since. Boy, am I glad because with that appetite, I sure do not want to see how big he is.