The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: Roxy on March 10, 2013, 11:28:11 pm
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Before people start about how cruel it is. Having spoken to the farmer, he expressed concern at the condition of both foxes caught. They were in a very poor state ....either through some disease (mange, TB maybe?} They were probably starving, and risked the trap to get the dead hen out of desperation.
In my view, they are better off shot than starving to death, and maybe our poultry will be a bit safer with less foxes around.
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Glad you are looking like erradicating your problem with a binus of putting struggling animals out of their misery in a humane manner :thumbsup: It isn't nice but neither is finding your brood slaughtered :'(
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I have had to resort to keeping my hens inside until lunchtime, as foxes come calling during the morning. Even when I am at the farm supposedly keeping my eye on them, a hen seems to disappear!!
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It's a difficult one. Confinement seems to be your only option yo keep your girls safe :-\
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Not cruel Roxy :) just keeping numbers down, so long as do-gooders are leaving out scraps and stuff the numbers are going mad. Our trap goes back to its owner tomorrow, the fox population here has been humanely reduced and at least 2 dog foxes with severe mange have been put out of their terrible misery.
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We caught a buzzard in ours the other week, no foxes though :'(
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Last time we had snow back in january we had fox tracks all over the place. They'd obviously been checking out our chickens but nothing taken thankfully. This morning we had a covering of the white stuff again and I'm pleased to report the only tracks were rabbits and birds, no sign of Mr F. I know that someone about half a mile away has had a problem and that some shooting has been happening so it may be that they got it.
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Year before last we lost 30 chooks and 5 ducks, mr fox came in broad daylight as well as at night. He managed to almost clear the village of chooks.
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so long as do-gooders are leaving out scraps and stuff the numbers are going mad. Our trap goes back to its owner tomorrow,
did anyone see the programme on bringing puppies into this country, the threat of rabies was mentioned, Its only a matter of time, I've said for some time now that these do-gooders will change their tune when that sweet little foxy is passing a deadly disease to their pets, children and even themselves if they are daft enough.