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Here's the fox that has been creating hell for our chickens and ducks over the past 6 months or so...
We "did" have a fox proof pen until he eventually found a weak spot and pushed/chewed his way through knocking off every last hen and duck we had...
Until now, we hadn't had a fox attack in the pen for about 5 years (since I had fitted the pen with the anti-dig dog mesh around the perimeter).
He had been getting through our outer dog fence that "protects" our free-ranging area and attacking the odd bird in broad daylight (such was his desperation) but the other night he got through the chicken wire and dog mesh skirt and into the pen.
Guess what I'll be doing before we get any more poultry (chickens and ducks at least - we still have quail)? That's right, I'll be making an even stronger boundary fence, a much-reinforced poultry pen, and maybe even incorporate a solar electric fence. I WILL WIN... Oh yes... I will win...
I used a Bushnell Aggressor Trophy HD Cam 24mp Trail Cam Camera that I got off eBay to snap this shot - he was just outside of the pen and must have heard the cam kick in turning his head looking right into the lens.
At least I know who it was now...
We "did" have a fox proof pen until he eventually found a weak spot and pushed/chewed his way through knocking off every last hen and duck we had...
Until now, we hadn't had a fox attack in the pen for about 5 years (since I had fitted the pen with the anti-dig dog mesh around the perimeter).
He had been getting through our outer dog fence that "protects" our free-ranging area and attacking the odd bird in broad daylight (such was his desperation) but the other night he got through the chicken wire and dog mesh skirt and into the pen.
Guess what I'll be doing before we get any more poultry (chickens and ducks at least - we still have quail)? That's right, I'll be making an even stronger boundary fence, a much-reinforced poultry pen, and maybe even incorporate a solar electric fence. I WILL WIN... Oh yes... I will win...
I used a Bushnell Aggressor Trophy HD Cam 24mp Trail Cam Camera that I got off eBay to snap this shot - he was just outside of the pen and must have heard the cam kick in turning his head looking right into the lens.
At least I know who it was now...