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as someone who has just got four chickens, i am of the view that my fields and those that surround them belong to the fox - i am introducing an artificial food source into his habitat.
as such i built a fox-proof pen and will only let them range in the garden when i'm about.
i have also seen a fox trundling around sheep within a few yards of each other - they may run through a hundred birds in a frenzy, but will only take a lamb that is very small when prompted by extreme hunger.
i have just worked a lambing season on a local farm and the lambs they lose to foxes are literally one or two (maybe none) a year, out of 700+ lambs born. To put this into perspective, 50+ would be "lost" to still birth, abortion, not surviving the first day or so in pens...
i'm not posting about fox hunting, just about foxes in rural life...
as such i built a fox-proof pen and will only let them range in the garden when i'm about.
i have also seen a fox trundling around sheep within a few yards of each other - they may run through a hundred birds in a frenzy, but will only take a lamb that is very small when prompted by extreme hunger.
i have just worked a lambing season on a local farm and the lambs they lose to foxes are literally one or two (maybe none) a year, out of 700+ lambs born. To put this into perspective, 50+ would be "lost" to still birth, abortion, not surviving the first day or so in pens...
i'm not posting about fox hunting, just about foxes in rural life...
We use beer traps but we use the beer cans instead of jars. We put an inch of beer in the can and sink the can into the soil leaving about 4" above the soil. The ground beetles, spiders etc don't appear to be able to climb the shiny surface but the slugs sure can! We have only ever found slugs in the cans and they are easy to dispose of. I went out with a torch one night and was amazed to find one huge slug half way in the ring pull hole and another 6 slugs queuing up to get in!! Any can with ring pulls will do the job. Cheers
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