lost 8 hens today fox killed them

sorry not been on for a while kids holiday's and hens and my dog died begining of july so been a bad time for us but my hubby as brought me a red and white border collie he's so cute
any way the reason i'm back
monday night went to feed and put my hens away
the man near us as hens to some how foxes got in when we was there and dragged 6hens throug steel fencing and killed 2 but we i say we but my hubby climbed over and rescued 4 hens but no look in finding the other 2 when we told the man we had his hens he was not bothered so hubby but them in where we keep our chicks and today they will go in with our's
I WILL NEVER FORGET THE NOISE THEY MADE AND FEATHERS IN THE AIR
my hubby now as designer ripped jeans lol

I know this is an old thread, but I'm new here and think I can add some information.

I had a fox problem when we first got our two hens and I installed an ultrasonic fox deterrant available from Grovelands
http://www.grovelands.com/

(I need to work out how to do links here :oops: )

I have no possitive evidence that they work but I have not seen a fox since installing it.  I also have a couple of friends who use them too and have not had a hen taken while using it.  I hope this information is helpful to some of you. :!:  

Thanks for sorting that url for me John

FoxWatch

I think I did it correctly this time :!:   Many thanks  

We're lucky in that we haven't seen a fox since we moved here 4 years ago, but do see a stoat occasionally!!! and rats and mice and moles!!!!!

if its any conselation, foxes dont kill for fun they take as much as they can carry and bury it for when food is at a low and then go back for the rest. everyone that has writen into this saying foxes should be shot should read up about these creatures. it is the same as saying all chickens should be shot for killing slugs. . .
i have two hens i treasure dearly and i wouldnt like anything to happen to them but i wouldnt blame a helpless fox for trying to survive.
its a heartache if you loose a pet and of course anger will be present but you shouldnt go as far as killing a fox, because in your mind you will be the same as the fox then. if you say it doesnt kill the chickens for food.
please take time to read up about foxes. maybe you will learn how to keep them away. . . . you never know            

Nice to get another view on foxes - especially from a chicken keeper.

I was told they attack cats - and I am very protective about my cats - but I watched one of my cats walk past a fox one morning and they just looked at each other. A few minutes later my little tabby ran out and chased the fox off. She was very territorial. So I suppose the fox attacking cat's thing is a myth - or is it? I only have a sample of 1 to go by.

I witnessed my tabby tom cat attacking a fox in our garden, mind you he is an really big ole bruiser.  I was so impressed with him he got tuna for dinner

His new name is Mr Foxer, or "The Fox Killer"