happychappy246 Posted December 25, 2009 Report Share Posted December 25, 2009 woke up yesterday morning went out to check my reeves goldens and silver pheasants as i walked over to the pen they usually fly about but yesterday they didnt looked in the pen and found the ground littered with feathers :@ looked in all the runs to find they had all been eaten apart from one which had its head off . so i reckon mr fox had been about and had a very expensive meal of £118 worth of pheasants :@ soo annoyed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crouch valley Posted December 25, 2009 Report Share Posted December 25, 2009 What a shame i had a golden pheasant they are lovely birds. Set a fox trap for and use the carcase he killed then pay back. I see you are in essex where abouts mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyb Posted December 25, 2009 Report Share Posted December 25, 2009 Decapitated flock is almost certainly the work of a Fox... Good luck catching the the ginger sod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody4x4 Posted December 25, 2009 Report Share Posted December 25, 2009 bad luck mate.. my brother lost his young chikens and the head of his £50 gaint rabbit..he was'nt happy ..nether was the fox when we got him in my trap..good hunting.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cometa24/7 Posted December 25, 2009 Report Share Posted December 25, 2009 woke up yesterday morning went out to check my reeves goldens and silver pheasants as i walked over to the pen they usually fly about but yesterday they didnt looked in the pen and found the ground littered with feathers :@ looked in all the runs to find they had all been eaten apart from one which had its head off . so i reckon mr fox had been about and had a very expensive meal of £118 worth of pheasants :@ soo annoyed Sorry about that loss of birds mate, stay up all night if you have to,and shoot that ginger dog. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happychappy246 Posted December 31, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 just to update you all we had another vist last night it managed to get in the chicken runs and wiped out most of the chickens leaving all the bodys and alot chickens which arn't right in the head which will have to be killed i hate the poxy things snares are being set as we speak and i hope to find him hanging up in the morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 How far from the house are the pens mate? I have some ideas, just need to get a rough idea on how to implement them first... FM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 Let's hope it's not the one Cosd didn't shoot eh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happychappy246 Posted December 31, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 40- 50 yards i was thinking of putting a security light out there but im open to suggestions its starting to get on my nerves :L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 Hope you get the b"""ard , kill for killing sake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazooka Joe Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 just to update you all we had another vist last night it managed to get in the chicken runs and wiped out most of the chickens leaving all the bodys and alot chickens which arn't right in the head which will have to be killed i hate the poxy things snares are being set as we speak and i hope to find him hanging up in the morning. You've a golden opportunity to get him tonight, leave the hens where they are, he'll be back, more than likely buried some in the run. BJ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smig4373 Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 Sorry for your losses dude...But...It beggars the question...If you knew you were getting visits from mr Reynard...Why wasnt the chickien pen Fox proofed.....??.That would have been my first concern....Secure the other pens..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happychappy246 Posted December 31, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 to be honest we thought they were fox prooth the wires buried 1-2 feet into the ground and its 5 foot high but the only thing we didn't think of was that 2 out og the 4 doors on the run we have can be pushed in to give a 2- 3 inch gap the pens have never been breeched till now most people who saw the run said it was like fort knox but obv not :L but the snares are going up tomorrow so hopefully we get it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanjipete Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 5 ft high isnt high enough , i have a 5ft fence with a 2ft drop behind it to the field ,the foxes jump up to the top walk along then jump down to my garden no problems ,they walk along the waney lap top just like cats ,cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happychappy246 Posted January 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 got some news woke up this morning to find it sitting in a snare well happy but another two snares were pulled so we could have another one :@ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerseaDavid Posted January 6, 2010 Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 Sorry for your losses mate A mate of mine who keeps chickens had all his taken a couple of weeks ago and they were like pets, he would walk round with one or two of them on his sholders and he was deverstated and I sat out for 3 nights and took out 4 foxes. I hope you get the rest of them mate :yp: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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