How do I get three chickens and three foxes across a river without the foxes eating the chickens?

Answer 1

This is one of the "crossing" puzzles that involve multiple crossings and restrictions on what can be left where. In this case, you can move two animals at a time. Unless you are present, the foxes will eat the chickens if there are more foxes than chickens. You can simulate this by using three coins of a small size and three coins of a larger size.

The solution :

1. Take two foxes across.
2. Take the third fox across.
3. Take two chickens across, but return with two foxes.
4. Take a chicken and fox across.
5. Take the final fox across.

The key to all of these puzzles is that you need to bring some animals back, and cross with them again later.

Kill the foxes

Answer 2

1. Cross with the chicken. (It's OK to leave the wolf alone with the chicken feed). 2. Return alone and cross with the wolf. 3. Now return with the chicken and cross with the feed. 4. Finally, return alone and cross with the chicken.

Answer 3

Not a very clear question...

But I know this riddle, so:

1) Take the chicken across the river.

2) Come back.

3) Take the fox across the river.

4) Take the chicken back.

5) With the grain, go across the river.

6) Return.

7) Bring the chicken to the other side.

Answer 4

First you have to take the chicken over the other side of the river. Then you have to go back, and pick up the food, and take it over, but get the chicken and take it back to where the fox is. Then you take the fox over, and finally go back for the chicken and take it over again.

(see related question)

Answer 5

Ok first take the chicken across and drop him off. Then go back to the other side and get the fox. Bring him to the other side. Then take the chicken and bring him back to the side where the feed is. Take the feed to the other side. Then take the chicken to the side with the fox and the feed!

Answer 6

First eat the foxes and save the chicken for later

Answer 7

it is impossible because if you take one chicken a fox will eat the others and if you take a fox the others will eat the chicken

Answer 8

You shoot the chickens and mine the river so the foxes don't live long enough to cry over the dead chickens.

Answer 9

let the 3 foxes swim while bringing the chickens inside the boat 1 by 1