What happens when foxes start eating chickens (graphic)

[Geena]

I’ve made this point many times. Clearly the people commenting about protecting chickens with fencing and even hot wires are lacking actual experience.
Chickens turn into pinballs with a fox, raccoon, wombat, zombie or platypus lurking outside.

 

[ColtHandorf]

I’ve made this point many times. Clearly the people commenting about protecting chickens with fencing and even hot wires are lacking actual experience.
Chickens turn into pinballs with a fox, raccoon, wombat, zombie or platypus lurking outside.

Interesting. Mine certainly don't care. They actually go look at whatever it is. I think @aart has a picture of her hens checking out a fox too.

 

[ikoCRO]

Reading your claims about how things are handled here in Europe make me wonder in which european country you actually live.

Your claims definitely don't apply to Germany and insinuating that other countries or their populations are not part of the "civilized world" because their laws are different is a bit strange, to put it nicely.

I'm from Croatia!
You're from Germany?
You can kill wild animals whenever and however you want?
Why are you lying?
All countries of the European Union have a clear law on the protection of domestic and wild animals - this law is also implemented in European countries that are not in the EU.
You know very well that no matter what kind of animals you have, you have to register and the veterinary inspection has to check the conditions in which you keep the animals!
One of the items in the law is that you must not expose animals to predator attacks, and that you must protect them!
Killing foxes, wolves, bears, falcons, snakes, weasels is strictly prohibited in the European Union, and don't lie that it isn't!
I personally know a lot of German poultry farmers and I know that in Germany they are very strict in enforcing the law!

Killing predators is very primitive and bad!
If you cannot properly fence/protect your animals, you do not deserve to keep animals!

 

[mowin]

Interesting. Mine certainly don't care. They actually go look at whatever it is. I think @aart has a picture of her hens checking out a fox too.

If mr fox is causally walking by or just sitting there, I can see some flocks just looking, especially if they have never seen a fox or been actively attacked.
Same fox doing everything possible to get into the coop/run is going to create issues. Especially if they have been attracted before.

 

[mowin]

I'm from Croatia!
You're from Germany?
You can kill wild animals whenever and however you want?
Why are you lying?
All countries of the European Union have a clear law on the protection of domestic and wild animals - this law is also implemented in European countries that are not in the EU.
You know very well that no matter what kind of animals you have, you have to register and the veterinary inspection has to check the conditions in which you keep the animals!
One of the items in the law is that you must not expose animals to predator attacks, and that you must protect them!
Killing foxes, wolves, bears, falcons, snakes, weasels is strictly prohibited in the European Union, and don't lie that it isn't!
I personally know a lot of German poultry farmers and I know that in Germany they are very strict in enforcing the law!

Killing predators is very primitive and bad!
If you cannot properly fence/protect your animals, you do not deserve to keep animals!

well, it's not up to you is it.
Here in the USA we have freedoms you obviously don't understand because you've never had them.
Pretty sad actually.

 

[roosterhavoc]

I'm from Croatia!
You're from Germany?
You can kill wild animals whenever and however you want?
Why are you lying?
All countries of the European Union have a clear law on the protection of domestic and wild animals - this law is also implemented in European countries that are not in the EU.
You know very well that no matter what kind of animals you have, you have to register and the veterinary inspection has to check the conditions in which you keep the animals!
One of the items in the law is that you must not expose animals to predator attacks, and that you must protect them!
Killing foxes, wolves, bears, falcons, snakes, weasels is strictly prohibited in the European Union, and don't lie that it isn't!
I personally know a lot of German poultry farmers and I know that in Germany they are very strict in enforcing the law!

Killing predators is very primitive and bad!
If you cannot properly fence/protect your animals, you do not deserve to keep animals!

Sounds like the land of oz where nobody can think for themselves and people are just waiting to be told what they can and can’t do.
There’s a lot of people on here from all over the world and the laws vary widely. It’s awfully presumptuous of you to assume what ridiculous made up feel good rules that you have to deal with applies to everyone.

 

[roosterhavoc]

Interesting. Mine certainly don't care. They actually go look at whatever it is. I think @aart has a picture of her hens checking out a fox too.

If that fox ever got in or actively tried to get in they react much differently.
Aside from all that there could be another debate about keeping chickens locked up in a pen is cruel and only done for the ease of the keeper.
Health problems, injuries etc.. can all be caused from keeping birds locked in a given area. Birds allowed to free range are generally healthier overall.

 

[Geena]

You know very well that no matter what kind of animals you have, you have to register and the veterinary inspection has to check the conditions in which you keep the animals!

Wow, even a hamster? Thank goodness in the USA we don't have to live under such ridiculous, invasive restrictions ... yet.

 

[ColtHandorf]

If mr fox is causally walking by or just sitting there, I can see some flocks just looking, especially if they have never seen a fox or been actively attacked.
Same fox doing everything possible to get into the coop/run is going to create issues. Especially if they have been attracted before.

If that fox ever got in or actively tried to get in they react much differently.
Aside from all that there could be another debate about keeping chickens locked up in a pen is cruel and only done for the ease of the keeper.
Health problems, injuries etc.. can all be caused from keeping birds locked in a given area. Birds allowed to free range are generally healthier overall.

That's possible. They definitely stay away from the fence when my poodles are in the yard. But the few times I've seen something wander up, they usually go check it out. I've seen them all lined up watching a coyote. On nights that I didn't lock them up early, I've found them sharing their feeder with opossums. Raccoons annoy them but they don't tend to run from them. The only thing they seem to really freak out about is the bobcat.

 

[LaFleche]

I'm from Croatia!
You're from Germany?
You can kill wild animals whenever and however you want?
Why are you lying?
All countries of the European Union have a clear law on the protection of domestic and wild animals - this law is also implemented in European countries that are not in the EU.
You know very well that no matter what kind of animals you have, you have to register and the veterinary inspection has to check the conditions in which you keep the animals!
One of the items in the law is that you must not expose animals to predator attacks, and that you must protect them!
Killing foxes, wolves, bears, falcons, snakes, weasels is strictly prohibited in the European Union, and don't lie that it isn't!
I personally know a lot of German poultry farmers and I know that in Germany they are very strict in enforcing the law!

Killing predators is very primitive and bad!
If you cannot properly fence/protect your animals, you do not deserve to keep animals!

Please, calm down.

Just because you think you know something does not necessarily mean that your assumptions are always correct.

Killing foxes and other predators is allowed provided you are a hunter and do it correctly, meaning respecting the closed seasons for every species and using the proper tools for doing so.

Apart from this, sometimes people will have to resort to their own methods as some predators will even attack people in their own yard in broad daylight. This happened to a neighbour who was attacked and badly bitten in the leg by a big raccoon when she went to feed her poultry.

Raccoons are no longer protected species as they are considered an invasive animal that has proven to be detrimental for lots of our endemic species. They are subject to hunting legislation and the rather newly proclaimed aim is to rid the endangered endemic species from this plague.

The European Commision issued a paper which enlists species that are to be considered invasive and to be eradicated because of their detrimental effect on the endemic species.

https://www.health.belgium.be/de/ti...ve-gebietsfremde-arten/europaeische-liste-der