Feeling a little chicken?

[bogeyman]

Foxes on the otherhand generally do kill them

Invariably.

That's where having a (fully grown) cat around can actually help your chicken keeping.

Foxes tend to stay well clear of cats' territories. They just can't afford to suffer the damage that a fight with an adult cat would inflict. Whereas the mog would most likely be patched up at the vets, the poor old fox could easily be fatally disabled, or die a lingering death from infected wounds.

[Zippy]

Invariably.

That's where having a (fully grown) cat around can actually help your chicken keeping.

Foxes tend to stay well clear of cats' territories. They just can't afford to suffer the damage that a fight with an adult cat would inflict. Whereas the mog would most likely be patched up at the vets, the poor old fox could easily be fatally disabled, or die a lingering death from infected wounds.

You haven't seen the monsters we have around here. Have been told (by the vet) to keep my cats away from foxes as they may be seriously injured - mine will have a go at anything.

[bogeyman]

You haven't seen the monsters we have around here. Have been told (by the vet) to keep my cats away from foxes as they may be seriously injured - mine will have a go at anything.

I'm guessing you live in an urban area Zippy. If so then yes, the foxes are generally bolder and more aggressive and the cats a lot softer. In the countryside, the foxes tend to be more wary and the cats tougher.

With the ban on hunting though, rural foxes will likely become more of a nuisance in the years ahead. Hunting wasn't really much of a control on foxes but it was better than nothing - which is what we have now.

Back on topic: chickens will attract rats!

[ace00]

Who's been talking? I was drunk so and that chickhen was well up.











igmc

[sasguru]

Invariably.

That's where having a (fully grown) cat around can actually help your chicken keeping.

Foxes tend to stay well clear of cats' territories. They just can't afford to suffer the damage that a fight with an adult cat would inflict. Whereas the mog would most likely be patched up at the vets, the poor old fox could easily be fatally disabled, or die a lingering death from infected wounds.

Plan B- Pay per view Cat vs Fox fights?

But my spirit of fairness would oblige me to provide a vet for the foxes.