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Sorry, I didn't finish that thought. Set it up during the day so it makes a ton of noise. Then sit over it that afternoon, evening and into the early night. They may come out during the day, they may not. I literally shot a fox yesterday at 3 in the afternoon. Other times they wait until just at...

Foxes need more finesse than that. They only respond to traps set well. They will only go into a live trap if they are young, dumb, or starving. A really well set - hole set baited foot trap is about the only way I've been able to capture foxes. You'll see online about folks who can get them in...

That's fair. We always had one rooster for 18-20 hens. Then the fox moved in next door and ate him. Spending the next 6 months with no fertilized eggs to hatch/sell was a little rough (and a lesson learned). 2 should be fine with that many hens if they have room to move around. They may fight a...

Suppressor on a .22 with sub-sonic rounds. Super-d-duper quiet in town. Not that I would do that, it would be illegal. But hypothetically, had I lived in town at one point with a fox problem, that's what I would have considered doing. Or a really powerful pellet gun. Either one works. But the...

15 hens is barely enough for two roosters. They'll fight a little, but not a ton (which they'll do no matter how many hens you give them). My question is - why keep two roosters? What's the point? If you want protection, one will do it. If you want fertile eggs, one will do it as well. Why put...

If you saw a fox, it's definitely a fox. Do you know anyone who (at least as a strong hobby) hunts or traps predators? The problem with foxes is that they're so dang smart. If you miss them once, they'll learn and never make that mistake again. You might catch it in a live trap if it's really...

My "favorite" predator attack so far has been the pair of nesting Bald Eagles across the woods. One swooped down last fall and killed a buff in my front yard. The heck am I supposed to do about that? :)

Could be an opossum. They like carrion quite a bit. One of the cats would kill an adult hen. They kill everything, obnoxious little nuisances. Push comes to shove, put a live chick/chicken in a smaller cage, inside the live trap. Just know that there's a chance it won't survive the encounter...

My suggestion is to get rid of the marshmallows and replace with a tin of sardines. The idea of bait is stink. You want them to come in to see what it is. Update when you finally catch the danged thing!

Well, what's the verdict? What did you find on the trail cam?

If it's a big hav-a-hart trap, it won't work for foxes, if that's what it is. You might catch a young, small, dumb one. But any adult foxes will smell it coming. CATS. I guaran-damn-tee it's the cats. I'll bet you it's a cat. Where there are cats, there are dead chicks. Every time. Put your...

I'll plan on an 18" overhang. It's south facing, so for the most part it is shaded by its own roof in the hottest months. I assumed it was ambient heat and not just sun that was dangerous. It's humid as all get out here in the summer months.

Thanks. It is in the sun. The only place I can get shade is over in the woods, and I'm not too keen on putting rabbits on the edge of the woods; we have a hard enough time with predators as it is. Is that a problem?

If it's a fox, it will be either really late dusk or really early morning. Like just as it's almost dark, or just as it's almost light. If it's a coon. All night. They're up partying all night. My suggestion is tonight sit up until it's well dark. If it's a fox, though, they're smarter than we...

Looking for breed recommendations. We live in the far out mid-west country. Not a homestead as you would think of it classically, just a couple of people who are interested in eating fresh food, including meat. I've decided to do this backwards, I'm afraid. I'm building an outdoor hutch this...

Based on that, my guess is it's a fox or skunk. You have some options here. Option 1 - set a foot trap inside where it dug under the fence and put dead birds inside the fence. Shoot the animal you catch. 1-10 on the ethical and humane scale: 3. It will suffer before you kill it. Option 2 -...

Coons and foxes are notorious for dragging chicks off to eat them somewhere else. Do you have those in your area? And living in town doesn't mean there aren't predators. They're just faster. I've seen Coyotes in the suburbs of Chicago. The most prevalent predator of city chickens are domestic...

Thanks for the information about cage size! My only hesitation with that size of cage is cleaning them out. It seems like it would be difficult to catch the kits and clean them out? <br /><br /> -- Wed Nov 11, 2015 7:45 am -- <br /><br /> You know, I thought about making my own. But I would...

Hello, I'm new here, I was told about this forum by a reddit user. S/he said it was a wealth of information and I could probably have my needs met. I looked through the stickied posts and didn't find anything, so I'm hoping this isn't a faux-pas. I'm going to purchase some meat rabbits (NZ's...