Re: Fox proofing

From: David Hare-Scott (TiredOfViruses_at_Null.Com)
Date: 06/24/04 

Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 08:15:09 GMT

"angie" <angie_arsnic@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:40da43c9@quokka.wn.com.au...
> Hi David,
> I live in our bigest state.
> FOXES
>
> 1. Try laying chook wire along the ground on the out side the wire and
tie
> it to the fence . To help stop diging.

Good idea

> 2. I also put chick wire on the out side of the wire ( on the fence) it
has
> smaller holes and alot stronger . It stops the foxes chewing the wire and
> getting in.

If they can chew through weldmesh I am buying a gun.

> 3. Also put a roof on the pen just a wire or shade cloth so the crows do
not
> pinch your eggs.

Yep. We have them as well as kites, eagles, hawks etc

> 4. At a last resort you can pee around the pen this marks the pen as yours
> and most cats, dogs ,ect should not cross your sent marks.
> Or you can try and trap them .

I think I will leave that to the dog. We were out walking the other day and
I saw a fox about 15m away, I told him to get it. The result was him
running around in circles barking but not chasing the fox. By the time I
got him going in the right direction the fox was long gone. Maybe his piss
will be more effective than his hunting skills. Maybe not but it has to be
more use than mine. OTOH we grow nice lemons ;-)

David

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