kirky Posted October 3, 2009 Report Posted October 3, 2009 Just heard that a local fancier & friend has had a fox in his loft killing 60 birds, all stock & racers, and as you can imagin he is totaly gutted,it is the time of year that we must make sure that everything is locked up and secure, i will be helping him out with birds to breed from also ybs.
Guest Posted October 3, 2009 Report Posted October 3, 2009 I will breed him 6 second round youngsters next year FOC just pay carriage. They will be Busschaerts
Guest Posted October 3, 2009 Report Posted October 3, 2009 how did the fox get in That's what I was thinking. :-/
kirky Posted October 3, 2009 Author Report Posted October 3, 2009 how did the fox get in chewed through bottom of door.
kirky Posted October 3, 2009 Author Report Posted October 3, 2009 I will breed him 6 second round youngsters next year FOC just pay carriage. They will be Busschaerts thanks bob will pass on your offer.
Guest kev d Posted October 3, 2009 Report Posted October 3, 2009 if you have air vents on the front of your loft make sure there secure they can get in any where .
Guest bakes Posted October 3, 2009 Report Posted October 3, 2009 seen the damages foxs can do to pheasants/partridges rearing pens as me uncle is a gamekeeper i control foxs with my 223 rifle there a preditor that need control wonce they no were a food suice is they will come back until they have wiped the lot out they wont kill and take for food they will kill for the fun off it.
Roland Posted October 3, 2009 Report Posted October 3, 2009 Bake, I think you will find they kill as many as possible, then take as many as possible and bury them. They then will keep returning for the others. Yes they will bury the lot, and dig up at a later stage to eat.
Guest bakes Posted October 3, 2009 Report Posted October 3, 2009 Bake, I think you will find they kill as many as possible, then take as many as possible and bury them. They then will keep returning for the others. Yes they will bury the lot, and dig up at a later stage to eat. yes once they no were food is they will come back some people think they are lovely fluffy animals but kid you not they are far from it pure killing machines ive seen the damagethey do to pheasants,partridge,ground living birds and new born lambs the site off walking up to an new born lamb with it mother more or less screaming in stress that her new born has had here throat ripped out not a nice sight some may agree or disagree but in my eyes there a pest that need controlling
Guest Posted October 4, 2009 Report Posted October 4, 2009 yes once they no were food is they will come back some people think they are lovely fluffy animals but kid you not they are far from it pure killing machines ive seen the damagethey do to pheasants,partridge,ground living birds and new born lambs the site off walking up to an new born lamb with it mother more or less screaming in stress that her new born has had here throat ripped out not a nice sight some may agree or disagree but in my eyes there a pest that need controlling Agree with you on the pest bit, was with the Ystrad hunt for decades as my mate was main terrier man. Seen chicken coups raided and all taken for fun but never ever a pigeon loft. That fox must have been pretty desperate. Electric grills around outer skin of shed should do the trick to deter, simply lorry battery and chicken wire tacked to base up to a certain level and you won't have problems after. Not sure on the legality of it though.
kirky Posted October 4, 2009 Author Report Posted October 4, 2009 Bake, I think you will find they kill as many as possible, then take as many as possible and bury them. They then will keep returning for the others. Yes they will bury the lot, and dig up at a later stage to eat. this is what it did when my friend opened the loft not 1 bird to be seen just blood everywhere then he noticed that all the easeybed was piled up in 1 corner of the loft all his 65 birds were there on moving them 5 walked out alive but badly injured.
Guest southern and mason Posted October 4, 2009 Report Posted October 4, 2009 yes once they no were food is they will come back some people think they are lovely fluffy animals but kid you not they are far from it pure killing machines ive seen the damagethey do to pheasants,partridge,ground living birds and new born lambs the site off walking up to an new born lamb with it mother more or less screaming in stress that her new born has had here throat ripped out not a nice sight some may agree or disagree but in my eyes there a pest that need controlling cant agree wit u mor a control them for the farms av got a load ov farms a go up and av cin sum ryt mess of wot they hav dun they all want kill**g
sammy Posted October 4, 2009 Report Posted October 4, 2009 Just heard that a local fancier & friend has had a fox in his loft killing 60 birds, all stock & racers, and as you can imagin he is totaly gutted,it is the time of year that we must make sure that everything is locked up and secure, i will be helping him out with birds to breed from also ybs. foxes are out of control now there more and more living in the towns all feeding off the macdoanld throw away s and the kentucky fried burdies that people are leaving lying about one comes round about our garden all the time and my wee terrier goes daft at it but the fox knows me dog is fenced in so there not daft bin raiders thats what theyb are and they had the cheek to ban fox hunting ;D ;D
Roland Posted October 4, 2009 Report Posted October 4, 2009 Not starting another slant on this topic. But Jagre many hunts in the 70's and 80's had to import from Essex -as I know of - becuase 'huntwise' they were scare to say the least. Many of course had colonised towns etc. Won't spout other dispicable things they did etc. but they are now also, if not moreso a scour in towns big time now. Sure Mixy had a lot o do with it. But getting back on song, unfortunately most don't prepare a fox proof loft / coup etc. as they don't often see, let alone expect a raid, till it happens. Then of course it is devastating.
shotgun tim Posted October 4, 2009 Report Posted October 4, 2009 my 22-250 sorts them out or i can go 1 bigger my 308 they dont come back from that
kirky Posted October 4, 2009 Author Report Posted October 4, 2009 Not starting another slant on this topic. But Jagre many hunts in the 70's and 80's had to import from Essex -as I know of - becuase 'huntwise' they were scare to say the least. Many of course had colonised towns etc. Won't spout other dispicable things they did etc. but they are now also, if not moreso a scour in towns big time now. Sure Mixy had a lot o do with it. But getting back on song, unfortunately most don't prepare a fox proof loft / coup etc. as they don't often see, let alone expect a raid, till it happens. Then of course it is devastating. very true roland and when i see all those plastic louvers on lofts on here i wounder how many have steel grills on the inside.
Guest bakes Posted October 4, 2009 Report Posted October 4, 2009 my 22-250 sorts them out or i can go 1 bigger my 308 they dont come back from that my tikka t3 223 does them well
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