Janepie33 Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 I glanced out of my daughter's bedroom window to see a fox in the garden with the girls.I rushed downstairs, dressed in two towels, yelling "FooooooooX!!! FoooooooX in the garden!!!" My teeenagers were galvanized into action and rushed out to put the chickens into their cube run. Now we either have a very very dim fox or it is vegetarian, because what it was really after was a selection of old bread rolls I had thrown out for the girls to nibble. 3 times I watched it jump over our fence, pinch a roll, jump back over the fence and devour it in the neighbours garden, with only a cursory sniff at the chicken run. The girls made a token (small) squawk, but I have to say, they are more frightened of the garden broom! Another lucky escape, just to remind me that at this time of the year, the girls can only free range if a human is in the garden with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbaraJ Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 sorry shouldn't as could have been bad but just tickled me!! maybe he already had his meat and needed a roll for the side? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJ's Chooks Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Dont you believe it!!! We had one visiting 2 or 3 times a day and would sit at our back door, looking like a cat waiting to come in. Neadles to say, the girls made a run for it, the fox was not interested for days, like it hadn't noticed. It would just come and go.... regular as clock work! then it just vanished .... and hasn't been back in the day for weeks, but they do come in at night still. I wouldnt trust it, by the end of its visits it was showing interest in their area... but hid behind the plants just watching. I would never let it out of my sight for a second though!!! Raidio 5 live were talking about fox hunting this week... they were chatting to someone who bread foxes...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 The man who comes to get rid of our pests (wasps, rats etc) said that foxes are a bit like cats. Some apparently are terrible hunters and killers and others just aren't bothered. He kept hens and had no trouble with the area fox, but when that one disappeared and another moved in, he lost all his hens several times and gave up keeping them in the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 They will go for the easiest option I suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 yes teenagers bless em have their uses. Mine rush into the garden and frighten off the cats who beats up my ginger cat. he is a wuss. I'd watch him hes probabkly biding his time - dont call them sly for nowt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jillus Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 I have a photo of 'our' fox eating apples in the orchard next door which is juust separated from the hen run by chicken wire. After the apples he slunk off and the hens continued to just look at him through the wire! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scramble Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 can we see this picture? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jillus Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 When my tech wizard gets home I will post it, sorry HE will post it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 Perhaps he should've gone to specsavers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
