Re: Foxes

We are only 1 km from town . My friend saw a fox attack a lamb as it was
born.
Thanks Ginny For the back up about dingos ect.
We do have a vixen who when has cubs attacks in the day time between 11 am
& 2 pm to get my poultry .
And yes I know it is a fox as I have seen her. I am not allowed guns here as
it is to close to town.
Peggy
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Hi All,
The UK is not the only country bad with foxes this year. I am in West
Aust
.
I have had a few hens taken . But the adjoining property Has most of
the
new born as well as older lambs taken or tungs /heads eaten off.I found
if
the rabbits are breeding good the foxes are also .
Sorry to hear about your chooks .
Peggy
Are you sure it was a fox which ate off the tongues and heads and left
the
bodies? It seems a strange modus operandi for a fox, especially if there
are
plenty of rabbits about.
Surely in Western Australia there are things like dingos and other
predators
to contend with?




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