tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847491402442204726.post5009285747778087947..comments2023-09-05T21:33:40.537+08:00Comments on Barb'sBackyard: On my Mind...Fox Proofing.Barb.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11383714327462070532noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847491402442204726.post-83382384227648889862011-10-16T06:45:30.083+08:002011-10-16T06:45:30.083+08:00Mary, we started doing that out along the front fe...Mary, we started doing that out along the front fences and also got the kids to bring out bags of their dogs poo to spread. The foxes stopped coming, due to the smell or the end of the season...<br />This fox has come in through the back and up close to the house, totally unexpected but Hubby has pee'd along the fenced too, thanks. No idea where to get lion pee from!<br /><br />No sign of them over the weekend.<br /><br />A friend is lending us a tried and true foxtrap he made. It will catch it alive and someone will then shoot it. The trap comes next week.<br /><br />Barb.Barb.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11383714327462070532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847491402442204726.post-78536982871074020672011-10-15T22:37:19.526+08:002011-10-15T22:37:19.526+08:00Just a thought, it worked with a dog once. I &quo...Just a thought, it worked with a dog once. I "marked" the boundary where the dog insisted on being and he quit the spot. Just in case Practical parsimony wasn't teasing....its pretty easy to do if you are a man or have a husband!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15032479084775154076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847491402442204726.post-67693630164049996922011-10-15T16:54:35.670+08:002011-10-15T16:54:35.670+08:00Sorry to hear about your fox attack. It's so ...Sorry to hear about your fox attack. It's so sad when one chicken is left to be traumatised. So far - fingers crossed - the metal mesh we have dug around the edges and the double layer fence has protected them, but we've had a large feral cat visiting the last couple of nights. Foxes are so cunning, and despite what some people say, they can strike in daylight if the timing is right.Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966944349573444792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847491402442204726.post-26860571355133862352011-10-15T13:56:50.658+08:002011-10-15T13:56:50.658+08:00Even when I get a barrier, I will get some lion pe...Even when I get a barrier, I will get some lion pee to sprinkle around!Practical Parsimonyhttp://www.practical-parsimony.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847491402442204726.post-16884130901047206912011-10-14T15:58:15.303+08:002011-10-14T15:58:15.303+08:00Well that stinks! I hope you are able to get a bar...Well that stinks! I hope you are able to get a barrier up so you don't loose more. Makes me think when we move to our ten acres I will plant thorn cactus around our coop.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07553330657363385668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847491402442204726.post-18845996300395794032011-10-14T15:30:13.415+08:002011-10-14T15:30:13.415+08:00Great idea Barb. We have done this to our chook p...Great idea Barb. We have done this to our chook pen and have not had any chooks taken since...we just have to remember to lock them up at night :)<br /><br />To see our fox proofed pen:<br /><br />http://outbacktania.blogspot.com/2009/01/fox-proofing-our-chook-house.html<br /><br />Good luck Barb, hope you out fox the foxes...Taniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10176661940614462611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847491402442204726.post-79106067557717481372011-10-14T15:27:20.712+08:002011-10-14T15:27:20.712+08:00We get the foxes in the vinyards and in town any t...We get the foxes in the vinyards and in town any time during the day....Have started planning my chook area....am thinking of doing the bury the wire down the length of the pole....will be asking someone who knows just exactly which one to use....a fox got in next door and killed all their chooks...they have several cats and dogs but it worked out how to get in behind from next door....not goodKatrinahttp://katrinaatkatsplace.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847491402442204726.post-7258094424843433802011-10-14T10:30:20.794+08:002011-10-14T10:30:20.794+08:00Good for your getting some tin buried! I know that...Good for your getting some tin buried! I know that would be a relief for me. Dmarie, I was told there were coyotes in the street a block from me. Who knew? They were not jogging along and it was dark, still a surprise. Poor hen all alone with her attackers!Practical Parsimonyhttp://www.practical-parsimony.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847491402442204726.post-10057175012237946182011-10-14T09:16:49.820+08:002011-10-14T09:16:49.820+08:00OUCH!! so sorry to hear of your losses! (incidenta...OUCH!! so sorry to hear of your losses! (incidentally, I once watched a fox actually RUN down our road in broad daylight...reminded me of a jogger! I had to wonder if it was rabid.)Dmariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14689601569495984413noreply@blogger.com