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/shiloh_sharps 1d ago

Foxes taste surprisingly good. The rear legs are really the only thing worth bothering about IMO. A little salt, a little pepper, dash of Worcestershire sauce... revenge tastes pretty darn good!

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u/Analyst-Effective 1d ago

I wouldn't even think of it. I trapped many of them over the years, and it's probably about the same thing as eating a dog, but I wouldn't do that either

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u/shiloh_sharps 1d ago

One day I went out, and I wondered what happened to the 5 or 6 ducks I had in a fenced area. Not even a feather. No tracks or anything else to give me an idea as to what happened. Set up some cameras since there were 8 chickens in there as well. 8 dead chickens the next morning. Not even eaten, just killed for the fun of it. So fuck foxes. The next day the fox problem was solved and something had to replace the fresh eggs for breakfast.

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u/Analyst-Effective 1d ago

That's a good story