Crafty fox needs to die

[treesnatcher]

trap set inside run. i couldnt believe the size of the trap, only just got it thru the door. I have cable tied it all round onto the wire. Good few inches of snow on ground so he probably still hungry. Thanks for advice

[muttley9050]

An old chap told me to chuck the trap in a pond overnight to erradicate smell on it. Guess This would work, I wouldnt keep my birds behind anything but chainlink, 6ft high with a 1ft chicken wire protrusion at top. See loads of fox prints in the snow round the run, but they never get in. Touching wood right now!

[delabodge]

have kept hens for yrs and none killed by foxes,,,,,thats cause there fenced properly,,,and very happy hens...

[J Scott]

A couple snares around the outside of the pen. As long as you check them regularly (within 24hours) and humane dispatch Charlie you'll have very happy chickens

[raker]

If you are very susceptible to fox attack in a rural location you need to build your chicken run like a pheasant pen.Firstly the wire must be a bit poor if a fox can chew through it.

Run your wire down to the ground then run it out flat to the ground and flat out about a foot.Peg it down.

Burying it straight down will just result in the fox going up to the fence then digging down and under.They dont have the intelect to back off a foot then dig.

Run an electric fence wire around the pen eight inches of the ground run off a good fencer and car battery.Cheap to run and effective.

 

Hope this helps.

 

Cheers.

Andy.

[raker]

Also, i should have said.Foxes can climb weldmesh.Use plastic mesh on the upper part of your fence as its springy.A persistent fox cant throw itself at it and climb up.Leave it `flappy` at the top,higher than the posts.

I`ve built several pheasant pens and have never seen fox penetration while the poults are in using this method.