Fox visit and wee!!

[Suechooks]

Can really see this one working, Guinea fowl make noise, wakes or alerts dogs who will come to see what the fuss is about and barks at Fox who will run away and eventually learn this is a no go area. Sensible but uses more animals.

What does the poultry breeder think of the more natural fox repellants?

I didn't ask him! I was so gobsmacked with the birds in the polytunnels that any other questions flew out of my head!
As an aside - there was an old guy (even older than me!) there too who reckoned he could sex eggs! Yes he really meant it! He says it's 85% accurate and also obviously can tell if eggs are fertile.
As he lives fairly near I'll try some of his hatching eggs when I can and let you all know!

[Bephlam]

Now wouldn't that be ideal...successful egg sexer!

[Snadger]

...................As an aside - there was an old guy (even older than me!) there too who reckoned he could sex eggs! Yes he really meant it! He says it's 85% accurate and also obviously can tell if eggs are fertile.
As he lives fairly near I'll try some of his hatching eggs when I can and let you all know!

I could tell you what sex they are with a 50% success rate!

[Hilary B]

Alpacas are of the same family as llamas, and I used to know (mainly online) someone who kept a few llamas with her flock of sheep as guardians. She reckoned it worked well, and she was in an area where lambs were commonly lost to foxes.