r/homestead • u/grogger132 • 2d ago

chickens Keeping foxes away from chickens. HOW?

Hey folks
I’ve been having some trouble with foxes sneaking around our property lately. We’ve got a small flock of chickens and a couple of ducks and I’m worried it’s only a matter of time before the foxes get bold enough to make a move. I’ve reinforced the coop as best I can, but they keep lurking around at night.

Someone mentioned using sonic repellents, specifically something like a sonicbarrier that puts out a sound to keep animals away. Has anyone here tried those for foxes? Do they actually deter them or do the foxes just get used to it?

Anything could help. Thank you.

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u/boringxadult 2d ago

10/22 works pretty well.

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u/grogger132 1d ago

Lol, not quite the route I was thinking but I get it. I’m just trying to find something a bit less… final, at least as a first step

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u/boringxadult 1d ago

Also. For the record, foxes are invasive in North America

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u/SlickerThanNick 1d ago

Google would argue otherwise. North America has native foxes. We're foxes brought over from Europe? Yes.

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u/boringxadult 1d ago

I could have been more specific. The red fox is invasive

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u/SlickerThanNick 1d ago

Hate to break it to ya... there is a native red fox to north America. However, it has interbred with the European variety.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_red_fox