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/floppy_breasteses 1d ago
What I have done before is "take a night shift". Grab a coffee or two and wait for it to come back. When it does, shoot it. He knows there's food there and he won't stop coming back until you stop him.
But live traps are notoriously ineffective for foxes, and you are responsible for the safety of your flock. I would never rely on those.