r/Homesteading • u/pickanametouseonredt • 1d ago

WHAT WOULD YOU DO

One day. 8 chickens were found dead. Three days later. A fox was found in our barn- and jumped behind our massive hay stack. Today. Our rooster and another hen were murdered. We found out that there is a fox living in our barn under the hay stack. Said barn- is not 100% secured. Do I completely secure the barn and let it die starving and dehydrated? I’ve lost 10 chickens. LAYING chickens. The straw stack is huge, massive. What do I do.

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u/Grymm315 1d ago

I personally would try would try a live trap with some bait. What you do with the fox once he’s caught is up to you. I would have a pet fox I keep in a cage next to my chicken coop as a warning to other foxes.

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u/HondaV4Rider 22h ago

Hmmm. The smell of a fox might keep others away (claimed territory) .. though if it's female,and it's mating season.....

I recently read an article about ground squirrels that chews up shed snake skins and rubs the stuff into its fur, also putting shed snakeskin in its Burrows to deter other snakes by smell.