@englishrosegardens wrote:
I went out one night and was just in time to see a fox jump out through the weldmesh on the side of the chicken 'house'. The gap was just over 3.5 inches and he was through in a nano-second - no wriggling to get himself through. He also jumped a 4-foot high fence and hardly touched the top as he went over. They'll keep pulling until they get the chooks out through a small gap, but they possibly 'disect' them first.
Yeah, I reckon it probably flattened itself out like a rat. I know one came out relatively intact because you can see where it dropped her a few times, both in my back yard and in the park out the back. There were patches of black feathers from the chook run, all the way through the park along the creek.
The gap under my back gate is about 4" and I can see where it slid under because the ground is compressed. I have 7 foot cyclone fences, but that's to keep the neighbourhood dogs out. I know they wouldn't keep a fox out, they are good climbers. It amazes me how well they can chew too. I've seen the results of friends that had it happen and they chew through regular chook wire like butter.....hence why the chook run is reinforced with cyclone wire.
It amazes me how clean they kill too. Not a drop of blood anywhere, especially considering their method of doing the job (those that have had it happen know what I mean without having to go into detail).
Do we call you sheep now?
