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

[NClaire]

Sorry the pic is blurry! Last night he dug up our rabbit which we buried last week - think he was back for seconds!

[cluckbok]

Arghh! that would freek us out!!! I don't think I could have taken a photo, more like get the hose out or something. Horrible fox (OH thinks they pretty looking animals!), and your poor little bunny, I'm sorry!

[quickcluck]

If it wasn't so scarey we could say he's a lovely specimin... excellent pic though...

[Egg Lou]

Great picture.. its a shame we don't like them as beautiful creatures but hope I don't see one this close anywhere near my hens!

[Egluntyne]

I had to re bury a guinea pig a couple of times years ago.

 

It is a good idea to mark a grave with a boulder or two.

[NClaire]

Yes, it is now covered with slabs! DH was a star and dealt with it though. DOn't think I could have done..

[Ain't Nobody Here]

I do think they are beautiful animals but I wouldn't want one anywhere near my girls . I'm glad your girls were safe but what a shame about your poor bunny .

[bokbokbok]

We went to Ikea last night for tea (family of four fed for a fiver!). The restaurant overlooks the local airport and while we were eating, other diners were lining the windows watching a fox run the length of the grass verge of the runway. They were all *ooooo*s and *aaaaaaa*s and I was all *CHICKEN KILLLLLLER!!!!!!*

 

Three months ago I would have been *oooooo*ing the loudest!

[superjules]

Scarey stuff - they are beautiful, but the sight of one makes my blood run cold and my stomach turn upside down.

[E4eggs]

Before I had the chickens, I too used to see them in my garden and think "How pretty" and "Wildlife in my own garden"! Now I feel sick and dream of living on a little foxless island. Aren't there little islands off Scotland where there are no foxes?

[NClaire]

Apparently the Isle of Man has no foxes!

[E4eggs]

How wonderful it would be to let the girls out with no fear, I've developed such a twitch since I've had them!

[Egluntyne]

They have Polecats though.

[Ain't Nobody Here]

Apparently the Isle of Man has no foxes!

 

There's a new Omleteer on the Isle of Man . Lucky them (apart from the polecats ).

[Cooks]

they are beautifull looking animals, it's a shame they like to eat our girls.

[TAJ]

For the first time yesterday evening I forgot to shut them up when we went out for 2 hours (back before dark) - then this morning DD was watching a fox in the fields next to our house at 7am.

 

It is so important we do not become complacent with foxes.

 

Tracy

[Cate in NZ]

Aren't there little islands off Scotland where there are no foxes?

 

I accept that it's a little far to travel......but no foxes here

 

Apparently the local chicken owners worry about rats instead

[NClaire]

I so agree about the complacency - I never let our hens out unattended for a second as the foxes are SO confident here. They have learnt that they cannot get into the chicken runs, and you see them just 'popping in', just to check. I have watched them do it - they come in, do a quick survey of the garden, then trot off down the street.

 

You can bet if the hens were out they would have a FIELD day. And I have no doubt that the first time they were in the garden unattended they would be got.

 

But when they're shut in, the foxes don't bother them and the chickens have got used to the foxes amazingly - they stare them out!

[MedusA]

Since I lost one of my girls last year, I am never complacent about foxes. I supervise the girls when they are out, and regularly check the walk-in run for signs of break-in attempts.

 

We had a fox in next-door's garden yesterday, so I chased it off with a water-sprayer. The girls had been making a commotion, so it may have been in our garden first. I think they know they can't get at my hens now, but it doesn't stop them visiting on the offchance that I've let down my guard!