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Post by wyrdewood on May 4, 2007 10:11:39 GMT 1
I think that, for me,this is the essence of paganism.
Thanks for the compliment
BB Julian
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Post by eva on May 25, 2007 23:50:28 GMT 1
That is an interesting story! Thanks for sharing it. I haven't had any problems with foxes since I've been here - I suspect there aren't any close by, after all. Someone said that they were 'moved on' (whatever that means) some time ago.
The pen I have is very sturdy and two meters high and the wire is two feet under the ground and then folded under the fence posts and brought up the other side, to form a double barrier. I am also creating a shrub border next to the pen - I thought this would further deter digging as the roots of the larger shrubs will get in the way.
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Post by moonraker on Jun 19, 2007 15:27:17 GMT 1
the best thing to do is do what other people have said in this comment besdides your chickens thou if you have a trash can put a brick or big stone on top so the foxes dont pull all the rubbish out the bin or bags.
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Post by moonraker on Jul 1, 2007 17:29:16 GMT 1
i done want to sound stupid when i say this but make sure the chickens cant get there heads in the wire because a neighbout has got chickens and they had a gardner in once and he had a jack russel and i was told it was normal day and then a great squack and racket then silence then they see te jack russel go past with a chicken in its mouth.
(so thats why and i aploagise if there are a few spelling mistakes the internet is bad at moment and it keeps going off so i loose all the corrections it havock).
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Post by wyrdewood on Jul 3, 2007 9:35:34 GMT 1
and then a great squawk, and racket, then silence. Then they saw the jack Russell go past with a chicken in its mouth. Too true. Even our cats used to have a go at the chickens. Once, our biggest cat got in the coop with them. I've never seen a cat shift so fast, once it realised that chickens really hurt when they peck. The worst bite I had meant a visit to the hospital for a stitch and an anti-tetanus jab!
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Post by autumnwolf on Aug 14, 2007 15:00:46 GMT 1
Now I'm probabbly out of my depth and just being the know it all I am, but applying (very) fuzzy logic to it all... Foxes are have traits in common with cats right? Well, one way to keep cats off furniture and out of places they are not wanted is Lavender. Apparently it gets o their paws and faces and they don't like it ... not saying I'm right, but its worth a shot....besides, if they have that much in common with cats, build a big post and add lots of catnip should distract 'em... sorry, just trying to be helpful ... I tend to ramble sometimes
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Post by eva on Aug 14, 2007 17:31:30 GMT 1
The notion of it working with cats is greatly exaggerated, I can assure you! Somehow, I can't see a fox stopping for a bit of catnip..........unless s/he's planning to stuff the chicken with it! ;D
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Post by wyrdewood on Aug 15, 2007 12:21:40 GMT 1
On the basis that foxes are members of the Canidae family, and are related to dogs, jackals, coyotes and wolves, I am sure catnip won't work. Besides, my four cats turn their nose up at it so what chance has a fox got. Maybe you could put a big lampost in the garden. Seems to work with distracting dogs. ;D
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