julian64 said:
Origin Unknown said:
julian64 said:
Origin Unknown said:
What type of AR do you use Julian? We keep chickens also and are having bit of an issue with a fox
Not sure you'd want my gun. Its a Daystate Airwolf, its meant to be more of a target gun and has a rather inflated price. My son uses a BSA lightning, and I think these are much more reasonable, although probably loses a bit of accuracy to the daystate.
Er yea, just a little pricy! Looking at a cheap electric fence as a starting point
It won't work I'm afraid. We used to have one, but the foxes are quite capable of jumping and so are the hens. Hens don't fly but they'll make a six foot fence with a bit of a flapping jump, even the clipped ones. You really need a roof unfortunately. We have a fully enclosed chicken wire run about twenty feet long and about ten feet wide, with about a six foot height. I've shot at a fox on top of that! Our shock fencing gives you a reasonable jolt but only when you were well grounded. The foxes seem to have some sort of insulation in their feet as they were able to go up to it and push underneath, especially if the ground is dry. If you do go fencing make sure it is the type with the live and earth in the fence itself and not just making use of the soil to be the earth is that makes any sense. It seems to stop dogs okay, but not foxes. Our dog is a live in garden dog, and I think thats the best start.
However once you've got a nearby fox it seems to be an inexorable race to the finish, either the fox will eventually get the chickens, or you, or the dog will have to get the fox. Not found a way to reach a steady state. Maybe a lama?
So we've had another viit from the fox yesterday and looks like he got disturbed as he gave up trying to dig under the frame. So time for an electric fence. Any advice where to get one? They actually live in a avery - sides are around 6.5' and there is a roof on it so the fox has to burrow underneath.
Any advice?
