The Poultry Keeper The Independent Forum for Poultry Keepers    FAQ   Search     Register   Log in  Bl##dy foxes Goto page 1, 2  Next          The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> Pests and Predators Author Message bird_babe Joined: 20 Apr 2005 Posts: 473 Location: wales Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 10:10 am    Post subject: Bl##dy foxes Bl##dy foxes , one must have got in yesterday he dug under my run which my light Sussex cockerel was in killed him , partially eat another hen , feathers and carnage every wear .we have 3 traps set at various places but he just walked straight passed them, would you believe it what makes me sick is you take every precaution and the bu##ers still kill your hens. A WARNING TO YOU ALL!!! IT MUST BE CUB TIME AGAIN!!! Back to top Lisa Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 3237 Location: Milton Keynes, Bucks Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 10:22 am    Post subject: Real sorry to hear that bird_babe Back to top Aussie Chick Joined: 23 Apr 2005 Posts: 2737 Location: Milton Keynes/ Brisbane Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 10:43 am    Post subject: I'm really sorry BB. Back to top George Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 5661 Location: London Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 11:19 am    Post subject: Oh no that's awful, must make sure our run is protected well then, as we have loads of foxes around here Back to top debcat Moderator Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 8807 Location: Isle of Lewis Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 11:36 am    Post subject: Really sorry Birdbabe Back to top Knobby Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 6707 Location: North Warwickshire Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 12:55 pm    Post subject: Sorry to here your news bird_babe....cant be a very nice time for you ! We're all thinking about you ! Back to top CP Moderator Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 16086 Location: Hampshire Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 1:01 pm    Post subject: Oh what a shame BB. Back to top summayah Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 4289 Location: luton Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 1:07 pm    Post subject: so sorry bird babe ~ how are the other girls Back to top estelle Joined: 24 Apr 2005 Posts: 204 Location: oxfordshire Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 1:52 pm    Post subject: sorry to hear your news, they seem to know exactly where to get in don't they? i hope your other chickens weren't to stressed out by the attack Back to top Deb_Moderator Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 3661 Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 4:55 pm    Post subject: Sorry about the attack BB. Now that they know where to find a meal, it might be best to run some electric fencing around the outside of the run. Last edited by Deb_Moderator on Sun Jan 01, 2006 6:46 am; edited 1 time in total Back to top AtomicRooster Joined: 20 May 2005 Posts: 995 Location: Hampshire Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 5:11 pm    Post subject: it is the only way Back to top nigel Moderator Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 2479 Location: Skåne, Sweden Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 5:22 pm    Post subject: Sorry to hear about your loss. I don't think there is a guarenteed way of keeping foxes away from your hens. Only thing to do is make it as difficult/painful as possible. Electric mesh fencing has worked for us - so far. Back to top 1 Chicken Smuggler Joined: 11 Dec 2005 Posts: 178 Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2005 9:54 pm    Post subject: Sorry for your loss.Put electricity around your pens and have the family urinate in a jar and pour that around the pens.Also play a radio inside the pens ---put it on a talk station. Back to top milkmaid Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 7366 Location: isle of lewis Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2005 10:18 pm    Post subject: sorry to hear about your hens suz Back to top thewinkingtiger Joined: 31 Aug 2005 Posts: 936 Location: East Yorkshire, UK Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2005 10:35 pm    Post subject: Oh that's awful. Can only imagine how upsetting that must have been. Debs Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> Pests and Predators All times are GMT + 1 Hour Goto page 1, 2  Next Page 1 of 2 Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group