[helskitchen]

We've a healthy population of foxes round here, and one or two of them use our driveway as a shortcut, but they never seem to come into the garden where the hens are kept. Someone suggested this is because we also keep a fe Kune Kunes and the smell from their poo puts the fox off.

Dunno if it's true.

my hubby is writing a list of 'pros' for getting a couple of kune kunes, he'll be delighted at that 

The fox got through the little wire mesh panel in an old chicken house we found on the farmyard when we moved in - with hind sight it would have been common sense to cover that up initially but we didn't think about it as the family who lived here before used it for years with no problems.

[ambriel]

my hubby is writing a list of 'pros' for getting a couple of kune kunes, he'll be delighted at that 

Oh you should! Our Kunes are lovely.

[gem]

if anyone needs lads to come out and shoot their fox problems put a topic up on this site; http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/
and you should have no bother finding lads to help you out, an offer of fresh produce would help 

[Blinkers]

Oh what a bummer - so sorry.   Its absolutely horrible to find something like that.

Our problem isn't a fox - its a b****y Mink 

[gem]

mink trap covered with dead grass baited with raw chicken carcass, rabbit carcass or fish heads

[Blinkers]

mink trap covered with dead grass baited with raw chicken carcass, rabbit carcass or fish heads

We tried that and the bloomin thing just kept skirting around it   

[SallyintNorth]

mink trap covered with dead grass baited with raw chicken carcass, rabbit carcass or fish heads

We tried that and the bloomin thing just kept skirting around it   

Yup, us too.  We were told to use a really cheap fish-based cat food, but still no joy.

There is a pack of minkhounds we know of, but sadly as we are right on the tourist trail, we dare not...

[gem]

you might be able to find omeone on that link i posted who hunts mink with their terriers, you'd have to lock the chooks away while the terriers were about though

[nails]

We have had a visit from the fox over the last week, he has been taking a bird every other day, well sunday was his last meal!!!!!!

[helskitchen]

We collected some tiger and cheetah poo from the nearby zoo yesterday, was quite disappointed when we got there as we were told that we would have a weeks worth of poo to collect, not knowing how much tigers poo we were expecting quite a bit, but we were presented with a tesco bag.  Apparently they don't poo much!  

Anyway when we got home, we thought we would let the dogs have a sniff, just to test it.  Our Newfy spent an hour barking and growling at the bag whilst keeping a distance from it, and the collie hid.  We reckon thats a pretty good sign that it will help keep the fox away!!    

[Blinkers]

That sounds promising 

[faith0504]

thats really interesting, fingers crossed it works for you,

We have a regular badger that visits our gardens, up to now he is just eating any left over wild bird food or layers pellets, but last night the cheeky wee monkey nicked my fatball holder and the contents, the holder is nowhere to be seen so im now looking ofr a badger with a fatball holder attached to its head

[helskitchen]

thats really interesting, fingers crossed it works for you,

We have a regular badger that visits our gardens, up to now he is just eating any left over wild bird food or layers pellets, but last night the cheeky wee monkey nicked my fatball holder and the contents, the holder is nowhere to be seen so im now looking ofr a badger with a fatball holder attached to its head

If you find said badger that would be worth a photo!!   

[faith0504]

I have looked all over the back field and the holder is nowhere to be seen, ITS A COMPLETE MYSTERY, blinking thing 

[Juno]

I like the predator poo idea, surely they should market that !!!
 keep us informed i may have to get some x