The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: plumseverywhere on December 07, 2010, 07:02:42 pm
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went out to fill the water drinkers at 4pm and as I went up the steps found the fox stood right in front of me eyeing up my remaining hens!! I shouted at him and chased him away (neighbours will love me shouting abuse!!) but now am dreading tomorrow. now he's had one he will be back again and again I know.
electric fencing is all on and chicken run is in full view of my kitchen where I spend most days making bath bombs this time of year!! but... :-\
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we chased one off by making hell of a noise and so far it has not shown again, knock on wood!!! :&>
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will keep fingers crossed for you :hshoe: :wave:
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get lots off human hare in stockings
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doesnt the smell of male urine keep them away as well????????
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does it have to be male?? I can imagine that it is better for the purpose, but maybe us girls can help? ;D ;D :&>
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male only, female urine doesnt smell the same, apparently ???
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Yes faith0504 have used the urine method for a number of years and it works well on country foxes. would maybe not work so well on urban foxes.
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sorry plumbs, we havent lost one hen in over a year where we are at the mo, BUT i
think that is going to change when we move house on fri.
we have more neighbours where we are moving so i will be asking ;)
hope you dont lose any more.
langdon :chook:
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thanks everyone :) one of my best friends is a hairdresser - guess what I'll be asking her for today! have asked tony to pee round the fence but he keeps making excuses about it being cold, will get him a pot in the b/room LOL
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chicken run is in full view of my kitchen where I spend most days making bath bombs this time of year!! but... :-\
Suggestion: Give up on the bath bombs and switch to hand grenade production ;D
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LOL that's a good idea!! in fact the way these tempremental little fizzers go some days, they actually end up as missiles when I lose my temper with them ;)
I can hear shooting from outside and a flock of pheasants have moved into our goat paddock for refuge - maybe they'll dispatch mr fox same time 8)
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Thats odd as yesterday I was out feeding the pigs, just stood back watching them, the sheep in the next field had gathered round as per usual. then I noticed they were starring at me or rather through me? I turned round and right behind me was a fox, cool as you like? I crouched down put my hand out, he stretched his neck out to sniff and bolted through the hedge and across the field, what his intention was I don't know, guess their getting hungry and taking a few more chances, so long as he want considering a piece of my backside? :-\ ;D
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our neighbours thought a few weeks back that a fox had taken a lamb , that was before the deep freeze...I think it is possible it was actually a sea eagle as a few were released nearby and had caused some problems elsewhere. A farm owner was absolutely shocked when one flew out of her hen house in the morning, having eaten a few chooks, of course....Ask me how it got in there in the first place - headcount gone wrong?? sorry, diverted the topic away from foxy loxy. :&>
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so long as he want considering a piece of my backside?
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Can't believe how much nerve they have. Plums - I bet you didn't sleep well with worry.
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plumbs get him out there! thats what me and george have been doing round ere ( and shep our dog )
im sure its down to that why we havent lost any ere.
guess what i will be doing in the next few days, along with george and shep!
langdon :chook: :dog:
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You are right Cinderhills, I had another rubbish night but all was ok this morning - phew. as dusk drew in tonight though I was back out there shooing them in and constantly looking for him. still can't get over how bold and brash he was!! I know I keep saying that ::)
funnily enough Langdon I think our neighbour, Ben the farmer, might have taken either this fox or another out at 4pm today!! as I was with my hens there was a huge bang and all his geese started shouting. will have to ask him.
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The cheeky foxes living at the bottom of my garden register their displeasure at not being able to get at the chickens by doing very large poos on top of the coop, a very dirty (and stinky) protest !
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Oh yuk!!
these foxes keep weeing up against our van and car, I swear I do school run smelling of fox!