Olly Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Glad to hear you are getting some more; it can happen to anyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggy Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 got home last night and a vixen was sitting on our drive, she didn't even move until I got out of the car & walked towards her, even then slowley ambled off into the bushes, I bet she is the little pest who killed my chickens, my dads friend is a farmer & offered to shoot her, I can't bring myself to do that, i will have to be more careful with my new girls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 got home last night and a vixen was sitting on our drive, she didn't even move until I got out of the car & walked towards her, even then slowley ambled off into the bushes, I bet she is the little pest who killed my chickens, my dads friend is a farmer & offered to shoot her, I can't bring myself to do that, i will have to be more careful with my new girls Just a caution - foxes are very intelligent and once they know there are easy pickings in the form of garden hens, they will become more and more persistent, especially if they know they have nothing to fear. I know that if you remove one fox, another will likely take it's place, but it will be a younger fox and have to start the learning process all over again, buying your chooks more time. Plus a vixen will be having cubs in spring - extra food required. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggy Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 do you think I should let the farmer shoot her then? I dont want to lose any more hens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 do you think I should let the farmer shoot her then? I dont want to lose any more hens It has to be your decision Anne, not an easy one I know. But I know what I'd do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 If you're going to do that, it has to be soon before they start cubbing ... it's my understanding that when you kill a fox, another one will fill its place within eight weeks or so. The trouble is, you won't know when that next one comes along. I would definitely invest in a Foxwatch, it has kept the fox out of my garden although I wouldn't rely on it totally. I'm afraid close supervision is the only answer I've got. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Sorry to hear your sad news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggy Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 OH says that we are officially in a suburban area so no shooting allowed, so I have put an extension on the eglu & peged it down, I have 3 new girls now so will only let them free range in the better weather when I can be with them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
