Anke,
My chickens free range across a coule of acres so the poultry netting won't work for us
Thanks for the suggestion though
Sally
With a battery charger poultry netting is easily moved, and the 50m long one gives them a good enough area, just move it whenever it looks a bit bare. We gave up on the idea of fully free ranging hens. We had at the beginning a bunch of old hybrids that were feather pecking badly in their enclosure, so we got them a "man" and let them free range... they well and truly marched about led by this "teenager" cockerel, all the way down to the road.... we didn't loose any as they came home for "corn time" at 5pm and were then shut in for the rest of the evening. I was more worried about the cars and tractors rather than the fox... as they didn't lay much anymore.
But for us the netting is invaluable for keeping our two flocks (and cockerels) separate and also the younger (and more valuable) hens safe.
But if you get a fox attack, re-think your arrangements for free-range....
PS.: Our dog(bitch) also leaves her little perfumed notes around the place....