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Great news for Penny

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Hi everyone,

 

Just got back from the vets with Penny after her fox attack and it's good news. He thinks her leg is just bruised and will heal in time and said her wound looked fine too (after my husband superglued it back together). :) .

 

I am so pleased - I was prepared for the worst. She is on antibiotics so we can't eat any eggs for the next 30 days. Shock horror, we will have to buy some! Still keeping her indoors as I think she needs lots more TLC.

 

Thanks to everyone for your support x

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Just had to tell you, my next door neighbour has just been round to say they saw the fox on top of my eglu scratching to get in! Penny is safe indoors but while she is getting better, I have agreed to house 2 of next doors chickens until they find new homes for them. I will definately have to build a walk in run now. I know the eglu is fox proof but cant be very nice for the poor hens to be scared by the fox like that!

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The lodgers are strange varities. We believe that one is a Brahma which is really cute and has fluffy feet! The other we think is a Sumatra. My neighbour actually has 4 of these in total but they fly and generally live in the trees. She has asked us if we can catch them as she dosn't want them any more. They are upsetting some of the other neighbours as they can generally go where ever they want to go and are often on our garden eating Pennys layers pellets. I think we will be keeping the Brahma.

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So glad to hear Penny is on the mend. Good luck with the new "borrowed" hens too. I must admit, I feel much safer with my eglus inside the big walk-in run, as we have bold urban foxes visiting daily. :shock:

 

Please remember, no deterrant is greater than vigilance. My girls only free range when I am in the garden with them.

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My neighbour actually has 4 of these in total but they fly and generally live in the trees. She has asked us if we can catch them as she dosn't want them any more. They are upsetting some of the other neighbours as they can generally go where ever they want to go and are often on our garden eating Pennys layers pellets.

a bit of wing clipping necessary?

 

oh, a thought on the fox... are you able to move your eglu to another part of the garden and have a compost bin where the eglu was? So far :pray: the fox hasn't worked out where our hens are because the eglu doesn't smell but the compost bins do so the fox is convinced that's where the girls are... :D

worth a try perhaps

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medusa, may I ask how many per (eglu lilac) do they decide who seeps where or are there 2 runs?

 

I have 7 hens in 2 eglus raised on platforms in my 5X3 metre run. The sleeping arrangement varies to some degree. It is usually 4 in one eglu and 3 in the other eglu, but has been known to be 6 and 1 (in that case I move someone from the overcrowded eglu to make it 5 and 2). I can't bear to have one hen (usually Squib) sleeping on her own. :roll:

 

I have read of somebody (I think it was Christian) having 7 or 8 choosing to pile into one eglu. :lol:

 

Edited to add: Before you ask.....Yes. I do keep a record of who sleeps where on a daily basis. :oops::oops::oops:

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Thanks for the suggestions.

 

We are going to move the eglu down the garden so it is closer to the house but the fox comes close to the house anyway so don't think it will make much difference. I have got a compost bin on the other side of the fence to the eglu (long garden) but this hasn't detered the fox.

 

The new guests are a bit put out as they are used to being free - feel a bit cruel keeping them locked up. Just trying the catch the other 3 now!

 

Can anyone tell me what a fox watch is?

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