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kowloon · 2008-05-24 18:56:09

Something killed my chickens, thread posted on hunting forum but I thought there might be some ideas here. Cheers. http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=56035481&posted=1#post56035481

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Something killed my chickens, thread posted on hunting forum but I thought there might be some ideas here. Cheers.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=56035481&posted=1#post56035481

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#2 24-05-2008 8:17pm

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All the hallmarks of a fox, these will bite off more than they can chew.

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#3 25-05-2008 2:08am

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Possibly a fox although its different behavior then normal.
I've seen a very similar job done by two neighbours dogs and bizarrely enough saw another similar one done by a cat although it only killed two.

I tend to come at this in a different way to most, anytime we lost a hen or five, instead of getting revenge we tended to bump up security on their enclosure.

Most people don't understand how a fox works, they treat food very similarly to humans as in they think ahead.
I know it seems that they kill for fun but thats not true when they get a chance they'll kill several animals but if their not disturbed they come back and take all their kills and bury and hide them in several different locations so they'll have food stored when its scarce.

I know if this was a fox this make no difference to you and your probably thinking to go f*** yourself but I lost many a hen to a fox so decided to learn about them.
And just thought I'd share it being its a nature forum.

Do you have many neighbours with wandering dogs.

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#4 27-05-2008 10:18pm

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Its awful to find your chicken killed! Similar happened to me few years back.

The fox he kills them all to stop them squalking and attracting attention. Mink were also mentioned, if it was mink you should see puncture holes on their bodies somewhere, as they go for the blood. You would have to live near a river big or small for it to be mink.

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