Fox Attacks Warning. It's that time of year again.

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« Reply #75 on: March 13, 2010, 19:38 »
Lost five of my girls today at 1.30 in the afternoon, absolute carnage, found two hiding and one slightly injured (she has been attacked before and survived so hopefully she will make it) They had only been let out 20 mins as I was in the garden, went in the house to make lunch and when I got back outside, silence.

This is the third fox attack in three years - all in the daytime. Feeling pretty miserable at the moment :(
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Re: Fox Attacks Warning.
« Reply #76 on: March 13, 2010, 19:43 »
Oh so sorry to hear this, hugs xx
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Re: Fox Attacks Warning.
« Reply #77 on: March 13, 2010, 19:51 »
sending love and hugs xxx

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Re: Fox Attacks Warning.
« Reply #78 on: March 13, 2010, 21:44 »
How awful, poor you and girls. xx

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Re: Fox Attacks Warning.
« Reply #79 on: March 13, 2010, 21:55 »
We have several foxes that visit all the henhouses most nights.   All our neighbours that keep poultry are kept very aware of their presence.   A few nights ago, we heard a scuffling in our loft (we live in a bungallow)...  It sounded like a very large rat or bird.  On investigating, OH came face to face with a "rather put out" fox!   She has visited most days since and we have finally found how she has been getting in.   (Hole now blocked up securely!)   Tomorrows first job.... FLEA SPRAY IN THE LOFT!

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Re: Fox Attacks Warning.
« Reply #80 on: March 13, 2010, 22:59 »
Visit from fox yesterday morning at 6am!
Ive lost my call duck and have one very lonely drake, and one hen as my dogs disturbed further carnage.
I,m just heartbroken, I had only just opened the hen house!!

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Re: Fox Attacks Warning.
« Reply #81 on: March 13, 2010, 23:38 »
so sorry spinningjenny xx

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Re: Fox Attacks Warning.
« Reply #82 on: March 14, 2010, 01:40 »
Very sorry to hear your sad news.  I'm worried about my Little Devil as she keeps escaping and we can't seem to find where she's getting out.  We border fields so are sure the foxes know about them.  Hope that your injured hen survives the ordeal.

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Re: Fox Attacks Warning.
« Reply #83 on: March 15, 2010, 19:55 »
Lost five of my girls today at 1.30 in the afternoon, absolute carnage, found two hiding and one slightly injured (she has been attacked before and survived so hopefully she will make it) They had only been let out 20 mins as I was in the garden, went in the house to make lunch and when I got back outside, silence.

This is the third fox attack in three years - all in the daytime. Feeling pretty miserable at the moment :(

Just a quick update - all three remaining hens are still alive, one is perfectly ok, one has a broken lower wing but it doesn't seem to bother her and Penny the Goldline is still looking poorly but has taken food today and is drinking well. She is a bit unsteady, although I feel she might make a good recovery ... will keep you posted.

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Re: Fox Attacks Warning.
« Reply #84 on: March 15, 2010, 23:33 »
fingers crossed for you and your girls, xx

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Re: Fox Attacks Warning.
« Reply #85 on: March 25, 2010, 14:43 »
Slightly off the wall question.

What happens if my dog kills a fox that went for my chickens?
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Re: Fox Attacks Warning.
« Reply #86 on: March 25, 2010, 15:20 »
so long as you wasn't hunting with your dog I don't see a problem although perhaps a legal buff may well correct me on this.

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Re: Fox Attacks Warning.
« Reply #87 on: March 25, 2010, 15:30 »
Not a problem if it is just nature doing its thing - dog on dog, and you weren't encouraging the situation, I would have thought. But in the interests of not getting yourself in the way of those who assume any fox killed involves men in red coats, I would be discreet about the incident.
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Re: Fox Attacks Warning.
« Reply #88 on: March 26, 2010, 22:39 »
we had a visit this afternoon about 4.30. fox has hurt 2 of my girls, one badly. Another girl got caught in the electric fence and died. I am just so sad, lucylou x

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« Reply #89 on: March 27, 2010, 11:51 »
Sorry about your girls Lucylou. x

It's not just foxes you need to be careful of. My parents' neighbour warned us about badgers, as she had an incident a couple of weeks ago. She shut her hens in the coop at night, and next morning when she went to open the door to let them out, a badger ran out and when she checked it had killed/eaten all but 2 of her girls. She checked the coop, but no sign of damage, so the badger must have wandered in and fallen asleep during the day, and then when she had locked the door it was trapped. So be careful when you shut your coop, we now check everytime before shutting our girls up for the night.
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