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

[chooklady]

Makes you think, I've never actually seen a fox do this but obviously they can. It has made me a anxious about my girls safety. We see foxes most days, we live right on the very edge of town, I wouldn't describe them as urban foxes because they are fairly timid, but they are still there!

 

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[The Dogmother]

Oh, they'll get over anything, think of them as having the agility of a cat.

 

A friend of mine had her hens in wooden housing surrounded by wooden fencing - she got foxed.. all but one hen were killed and the last one had top be put down. Have advised her to get a cube now.

[Egluntyne]

A perfect example of why we should never underestimate the fox.

[Ain't Nobody Here]

Isn't it sad how such a beautiful animal is such a threat to our beautiful girls .

[MedusA]

They scale my 6 foot fences every day.

 

Kept me awake last night, listening to them barking in the streets. Beautiful creatures, but very annoying when you keep chickens.

[Seagazer]

Yes the foxes in my neighbourhood can all scale high fences. I have seen so many on my walks to and from school in the last week. Cookie nearly pulled me over the other day as she had spotted one before I did.

 

I was chatting to an old man who loves Cookie, on my way home this morning and he admitted he fed the foxes I told him off (in a nice way)

[MedusA]

I was chatting to an old man who loves Cookie, on my way home this morning and he admitted he fed the foxes I told him off (in a nice way)

 

Yes, but then if he feeds the foxes, they will have full tummies and won't be after your chooks!

[Seagazer]

I was chatting to an old man who loves Cookie, on my way home this morning and he admitted he fed the foxes I told him off (in a nice way)

 

Yes, but then if he feeds the foxes, they will have full tummies and won't be after your chooks!

 

You have a point We saw 'our' fox twice yesterday, his limp seems to be much better, but he is becoming too regular a visitor in our road. My YS has decided he would like a fox as a pet when he's older He got within 4 feet of the fox yesterday afternoon. I am getting quite paranoid now and can't wait to be able to get my girls a nice big walk in run.

 

I would never want any harm to come to a fox but I really don't want anything to happen to my girls.