onefulham Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 Chris Evans claims in a paper today, he was told be a lady who is full of useful information, if you want to keep foxes from your land once and for all, keep a field of Alpaca's, foxes are terrified of them and will stay well away, he claims he checked this claim and it is bang on. It is in the paper so it MUST be true ??!! Ever heard of this ? Would possibly make a curly haired muppet called May happy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
castletyne Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 (edited) Seen this on the tv before but i think it was lamas supose they are the same as alpacas Edited September 2, 2012 by glen fox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onefulham Posted September 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 Clever them foxes, I cannot tell a lama from an alpaca ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperfection Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 Curiously,i've been told this is true too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flickrod Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 have heard that this is true, foxe's hate the smell of Alpaca's some people put them with free range chickens and dont get any trouble with foxe's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
storme37 Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 iv heard its true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark@mbb Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 I have heard that the alpaca's tend to protect whatever is in the field with them nothing to do with the smell they put one in the fields with the lambs up the road from me to protect them and it seems to work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorianbuilders Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 Chap next door to me keeps alpacas and chickens, didn't stop the fox helping itself though. Think he's trying guinea fowl aswell now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cottonseed Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 (edited) Chap next door to me keeps alpacas and chickens, didn't stop the fox helping itself though. Think he's trying guinea fowl aswell now! One of my neighbours asked me to shoot a fox a couple of months ago which had taken 30 plus of their free range hens--from a field with his latest acquisitions, three Alpacas! Edited September 2, 2012 by Cottonseed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colliwobbles Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 This is true believe it or not! I've got 2 alpacas who have an 1 1/2 acres to run and look after my chook flock. I've seen them chase a fox out of the field and have heard of them trampling a fox to death who couldn't escape from a field. Mine go nuts if they see a dog on the perimeter of the fence and will run at it. Feel free to bring your dog to my plae for a practical demo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaniels Posted September 3, 2012 Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 We keep Alpacas at one point we had 150 of them. They do keep foxes away and sometimes kill them. Have found a dead hare in one field of mothers and young and it must of got to close to. We have supplied them to some high profile estates to stop the lambs being taken from foxes. In that year they didn't lose a single lamb to a fox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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