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Can a fox chew through

#1 User is offline   harrycatcat 

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Posted 15 March 2009 - 04:50 PM

Can a fox chew through "chicken wire" as I am just about to net in the area I have for the chooks and I have got chicken wire does it need "doubling" up?

Has any one got experiance of foxes chewing the wire and getting in?
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Posted 15 March 2009 - 04:54 PM

I would say yes, saw a fox get into a lasen trap that was made of chicken wire and it chewed its way out.
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Posted 15 March 2009 - 05:15 PM

Thanks for that I will double it up and put some wood around the bottom. Better to be safe than sorry.
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Posted 15 March 2009 - 05:20 PM

If a fox wants in then double chicken wont stop it, how high is the fence, the boards might only help it to get over, there are a load of plots near me, and beleive me they will get in.
Better put the boards a good few feet under the ground mate, and use tougher wire.
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Posted 15 March 2009 - 06:41 PM

MAKE THE FENCE PRETTY TALL AS FOXES ARE GOOD JUMPERS
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Posted 15 March 2009 - 06:42 PM

mr charlie fox will have a good chew at it if he knows dinner is inside :D
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Posted 15 March 2009 - 07:19 PM

OK

Its hard to explain but I have a rectangle about 15ft x 6ft bricks up to about 2 to 2.5ft high around and metal framing all around as though someone has tryed to grow grapes or something. So a fox would have to stand on his back legs to even look in. So I thought if I could put some wood on top of the bricks so he would not see in then net the rest.

Anyway I will put some pics up once the chooks are in place and you will see what I mean its hard to explain when you are as thick as me.

I will try and make it harder to get in than colditz :victory:
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Posted 15 March 2009 - 07:25 PM

Yes they can...

Then kill all 62 chicken's inside and take only one away to eat :realmad: :realmad: :realmad:

http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc260/lewismac1/DSC00192.jpg
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Posted 15 March 2009 - 07:25 PM

put electric going threw it so if he trys to chew it he will get a shock lol :whistling:
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Posted 15 March 2009 - 07:35 PM

View Postlewismac1, on Mar 15 2009, 07:25 PM, said:

Yes they can...

Then kill all 62 chicken's inside and take only one away to eat :realmad: :realmad: :realmad:

http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc260/lewismac1/DSC00192.jpg



Sorry to here about that mate - Although I am glad that you told me as it puts a fresh light on the subject.

mmmmmmmmm more thinking to be done.
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Post icon  Posted 10 April 2009 - 09:33 PM

mate it cost me hundreds trying to keep foxes out in the end i just relocated me old dog in his box down by the chicken run never had trouble since dont no if its true but i seen somewere human hair in tights tied all round the run to keep um away prob aload of bollox lol
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Posted 10 April 2009 - 09:35 PM

Hair has human scent.
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Posted 10 April 2009 - 09:41 PM

ye i no mate never seen it work so wouldent guarenty it

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Posted 11 April 2009 - 12:51 PM

View Postharrycatcat, on Mar 15 2009, 05:50 PM, said:

Can a fox chew through "chicken wire" as I am just about to net in the area I have for the chooks and I have got chicken wire does it need "doubling" up?

Has any one got experiance of foxes chewing the wire and getting in?


Chicken wire is useless......... I use weldmesh its far stronger
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Posted 11 April 2009 - 02:10 PM

View Postshaneo, on Apr 10 2009, 10:33 PM, said:

mate it cost me hundreds trying to keep foxes out in the end i just relocated me old dog in his box down by the chicken run never had trouble since dont no if its true but i seen somewere human hair in tights tied all round the run to keep um away prob aload of bollox lol


no not pub 8ollox you need to add soap shaveings to the hair in the tights as the moisture will keep the sent alive i have used it with great success.
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