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The scourge of the henhouse. Weasels can and will find the smallest of entry points into a chicken coop. The best way to stop the weasel is to kill it. Once established in an area with a food source the weasel will stay unless the food become unavailable or it is killed. If killing is not your choice then the only way to curtail his attacks is to completely seal up any possible egress point. This can be a major project in an older barn or coop. A series of small live traps baited with fresh meat may work. Weasels will not eat poison bait used for rats and mice. They will however succumb to a rat trap.
What else can I help you with?
Do foxes eat chickens?
Foxes do eat chickens, given the chance.Yes
Who are the chickens enemies?
Foxes and weasels.
Do foxes kill chickens?
yes they do
What other animals can you put with chickens?
You can put pretty much anything in with chickens as long as its not something that might eat or terrorise hem.-Ducks-Geese-Alpacas (these actually protect the chickens from things like foxes)-GoatsDON'T put turkeys with chickens because mixing them will result in an epidemic of Blackhead disease eventually killing all your flock!!
What meats do foxes eat?
Mice
Do foxes eat chickens and pick them clean?
yes
Why is fox hunting good?
it is good as it stops the chicken population going down. Once they people killed to many foxes and the rabbit population started to rise faster and faster until people let out the virus that nearly killed all the rabbits!it will stop foxes killing chickens for fun. (edit this at your own will)Fox hunting is not "good" a little tiny frightedned animal being chased by a 20 dogs and horses with humans??????? how can that be good????????
Why are they killing some chickens?
Many creatures are hunters of the chicken. We are particularly unlucky to have attracted the likes of mice, rats and so forth. Although birds of prey, cats, foxes, stoats, weasels, minks, even other chickens, have all been known to have a liking for chickens.
Why do people kill foxes?
Generally because they are seen as a pest that raids dustbins and steals chickens. But most chickens are factory farmed so the risk posed to farmers is low. And if they care about their chickens, why don't they protect them properly? The truth is around 65% of the UK like foxes, 30% have no views and only 5% don't like foxes.
Is there anything a person can do to stop a dog that has wolf in him from killing chickens?
There are some things you can do to discourage them from killing the chickens but it will never be safe for them to be with chickens without supervision.If you teach the dog a good recall then you will be able to call the dog away anytime it attempts to chase and kill a chicken and you could reward calm behavior (such as lying down and ignoring the chickens).But depending on the dog's prey dive they may never be able to be around chickens safely so use your judgement and keep the chickens safety in mind when trying to train him to be around them.
How many chickens do foxes eat?
1 every attack. But the fox will keep coming back until all of the chickens are eaten.
Do owls take chickens from coops?
No, owls can't get in there(the ones big enough to eat chickens) but foxes and cats most definitely can.
