Chooks end.....

[van cleef]

The guy I get my Christmas turkey from has a couple of alpacas guarding the grazing turkeys from the hungry foxes, only thing is they'll be out of a job soon!

[bertieduff]

We got some chickens this year, and I thought it'd end in tears as we are on the edge of the woods and have had plenty of foxes about, to the extent of having a family of 4 living at the bottom of the garden, who lounged about as if they owned the place. Got a great wee Collie last year and haven't seen a trace of them since though. Same goes for the deer. Dog seems to guard the chickens as if they were his own. He's not outside 24/7, so I assume his scent is enough of a deterrent. That might change over the winter if the little buggers get hungry enough, but as we're not properly rural there's probably easier pickings around- hopefully.

The other weird thing is we used to be over-run with mice in the house when we had a cat (now deceased). Haven't seen a trace of one since we got the dug.

The irony is he's a big feartie who'd probably try to befriend anything that came around

[Dominic]

Eliminating Mr (or Mrs) fox may solve the problem short term, but another will soon take it's place.
A secure run, with the fence buried at least 6 inches is your best long term solution.

[Scotty C]

They have clucked off

Not funny. Think before you post.

tut

You started it with chooks end.

We know how much you love your hens, best get a pen built before you get more.