4m x 3m Omlet pen, cube, new auto door still boxed and coop light

[sootem]

I live in the country and have seen fewer foxes here than when I lived in the inner city. I know there are foxes about but does anyone think that country foxes may be more wary about humans than urban ones

 

Susanx

[Tessa the Duchess]

Without doubt urban foxes are bolder and not scared at all of humans A lot of city folk feed foxes, obviously these people do not keep chickens

 

Tessa

[sootem]

I think you're right Tessa - country foxes are much more aware of humans and of course country folk don't feed them.

[mrs chook]

i certainly saw more in the suburb of the city i used to live in, got my rabbits on couple of occasions I got there just as one was the other side of the fence once. And the 'lovely old lady' next door used to feed the 'poor foxes', although they were quite happy trying to take my bunnies thanks very much.

 

I grew up in the countryside and now live on the edge of a small rural town, don't see foxes ever.

[chelsea]

we live seconds from woodlands and fields here - never seen a fox in the garden.

 

After all the posts on here about foxes, im always very wary though and my cube door gets shut every night. You never know.

[puffball]

i live in great leighs which is a little village and a few minutes walk into fields. i've never seen a fox in our garden and hve on several occasions left the coop open at night without any harm done.

 

urban foxes are worse

[*mummy_hen*]

We live a couple of minutes away from common land in a terrace house and have never seen foxes about in our garden, although they are around somewhere i am sure. Hopefully there would be easier places for them to find food then our garden but you can never be too careful. My mums garden backs onto the common and she hasn't seen any in her garden yet can see them in the fields opposite all the time!! Don't think country foxes are as brave, but desperate times.....

[Nuggywoo]

Never underestimate foxes.

 

In the cities and towns they have dustbins and do-gooders to feed them. In the country they take what they can - and they will.

As beautiful as foxes are they are still predators whether they live in the suburbs or the sticks and they are opportunists and highly intelligent.

I live in a little village surrounded by fields, woodland etc, I've seen a vixen and tiny cub recently and a half grown about 4 years ago. A fox took 5 of mine last year, a dog took one recently and a fox took one recently. (Out of the two I hate the dog more.)

 

Foxes are possibly more wary in the country as they're not used to human 'noises' i.e. cars etc

 

Then there are the mink...

[Olly]

I agree. Urban foxes are less scared of humans, and therefore more willing to venture into a garden during daylight hours or when there are people about, but that doesn't mean that a rural fox won't take the opportunity if he or she sees chickens around. Never underestimate them.

[Abbey Road Girl]

Foxes urban or rural: be very afraid.

 

It's very sad that our chickens cannot poke about freely without constant supervision, but that's nature red in tooth and claw.

 

We must do the best we can.