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Morning folks,
Some of you will be aware that I lost my 4 x girls to Mr Fox on Saturday morning and the game is to find a economic solution to protect my NEW girls whilst giving them a decent life.
Think an electric fence & fencer unit is going to be outside our budget so we're already planning to extend their small but already SECURE pen but am interested in the various fox deterrents which are on the market and wonder if any of you have used them and to what effect:-
No. 1
A poultry friend who used to use electric fences but the fox dug underneath it, now swears by solar powered units which flash with high intensity red lights - has them alll around his perimeter fence.
Apparently they are used in order to control all kinds of creatures who see the red lights as predators and keep well away. The only problem I see is that these packs only come on at dusk and go off at daylight!!!! and it was mid morning when Mr Fox struck
MOH is an electronics engineer and reckons he could come up with a mains operated version which could keep going all day and night. I wonder whether red lights would work as effectively in the daylight?????
No. 2
Foxwatch Ultra sonic deterrant (as seen on Countryfile apparently)
FoxWatch Ultrasonic Fox Deterrent | Pest Deterrents
Over to you folks
Gorsty
Some of you will be aware that I lost my 4 x girls to Mr Fox on Saturday morning and the game is to find a economic solution to protect my NEW girls whilst giving them a decent life.
Think an electric fence & fencer unit is going to be outside our budget so we're already planning to extend their small but already SECURE pen but am interested in the various fox deterrents which are on the market and wonder if any of you have used them and to what effect:-
No. 1
A poultry friend who used to use electric fences but the fox dug underneath it, now swears by solar powered units which flash with high intensity red lights - has them alll around his perimeter fence.
Apparently they are used in order to control all kinds of creatures who see the red lights as predators and keep well away. The only problem I see is that these packs only come on at dusk and go off at daylight!!!! and it was mid morning when Mr Fox struck
MOH is an electronics engineer and reckons he could come up with a mains operated version which could keep going all day and night. I wonder whether red lights would work as effectively in the daylight?????
No. 2
Foxwatch Ultra sonic deterrant (as seen on Countryfile apparently)
FoxWatch Ultrasonic Fox Deterrent | Pest Deterrents
Over to you folks
Gorsty
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