Deterring foxes...

[NiceCupOfTea]

I am getting rather weary with clearing up fox st (6 piles on Sunday), finding holes dug in the grass, and retrieving their dropped kills (dead rat was the last one). How can I discourage the bds?

I tried some stuff you add to water on Sunday, but saw one earlier this evening (along with a fresh pile of st and more holes) so that's clearly not working. Using Cat/Dog repellant spray isn't working either.

Is something like this worthwhile?

http://www.bestpestcontrol.co.uk/cat-rat-fox--squi...

[Busa mav]

to keep the foxes away from my chickens , I have a pee around the perimeter, morning and night when I go to them.

Absolute star at walking and peeing now.

Has worked for 4 years now , whilst ALL the neighbours nearby have lost chickens to Mr Fox , we have lost not one.

[NDA]

I recently invested in an electric fence as we are overrun by badgers who were making a huge mess of the garden. The fence is unobtrusive, cheap and 100% effective.

Personally I've found this to be a far more reliable method of keeping vermin out than sprays etc

[Caractacus]

NDA said:

I recently invested in an electric fence as we are overrun by badgers who were making a huge mess of the garden. The fence is unobtrusive, cheap and 100% effective.

Personally I've found this to be a far more reliable method of keeping vermin out than sprays etc

We've got 200M of electric poultry mesh around our orchard where we keep our chickens. Never lost one and can't recommend it enough.

[mrdelmonti]

Shoot them, once a couple die they get smart enough to avoid the area.

Or spread this http://www.crocus.co.uk/product/_/tools/pest-contr...

[AstonZagato]

A radio playing Radio 4
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/countryside/86914...