Biscuits.

[Guest77]

Without the foxes to 'keep them under control' I expect we'll have to start culling chickens as well, until it's deemed 'barbaric'.

Hardly any Chickens are killed by foxes, only those lazy tight fisted farmers who won't protect them properly lose Birds.

 

[GMES]

Wagon Wheels. But they've got smaller in recent years

Oh yeah good call!!

 

[Adam W]

Hardly any Chickens are killed by foxes, only those lazy tight fisted farmers who won't protect them properly lose Birds.

I was thinking more of families who keep chickens for their own consumption.

 

[Adam W]

Why is everyone else talking about biscuits when the thread is clearly about foxes killing chickens?

 

[Octopus]

Go to Holyroyd and ask the Scottish Government who is responsible for their latest "gimmic" on Health in Glasgow!

Ok you tree hugging lefties - none of you want to ask the question so I'll have to tell you, its been subcontracted to .... wait for it..... no not the NHS..... a private company.

Yes that's right, the Scottish Goverment, headed by Salmond, has engaged the private sector, for the Scottish NHS.

what a hypocrite .... mind you he is a Politician so what else should we expect!!

 

[Guest77]

I was thinking more of families who keep chickens for their own consumption.

I used to keep chickens myself, I had 12 at the bottom of the garden, if they are locked up properly at night there is no issue, if a fox takes a chicken it wouldn't make me want to chase it with 50 horses and 100 dogs then rip it to bits whilst alive so I could hold up the tail cheering, if a farmer shoots a fox when it is near his chickens I would have no issue with that myself, hunting with dogs a completely different issue.

 

[dingledong]

I like to p p p pick up a penguin

 

[dingledong]

Yes if a Fox does get into a pen it does kill all the chickens rather than just taking the one

 

[Adam W]

I used to keep chickens myself, I had 12 at the bottom of the garden, if they are locked up properly at night there is no issue, if a fox takes a chicken it wouldn't make me want to chase it with 50 horses and 100 dogs then rip it to bits whilst alive so I could hold up the tail cheering, if a farmer shoots a fox when it is near his chickens I would have no issue with that myself, hunting with dogs a completely different issue.

How do you define 'near'? To a farmer, Mr Fox, Mr Badger and Mrs Rabbit are all considered pests just as a mouse is to a non-farmer. If I saw a mouse running around on my property I wouldn't hesitate in getting the mouse traps out to break the little blighter's neck, whether or not he was anywhere near my dinner.

 

[Guest77]

Yes if a Fox does get into a pen it does kill all the chickens rather than just taking the one

Yes very true and protecting your chickens is the right thing to do, make sure they are locked up and they have a nice comfy coop to protect them, if a fox does get in then so be it, next time you will make sure they are better protected, I had chickens for years with no issues.

 

[Silly Sausage]

I like to p p p pick up a penguin

Is that what you call bints in Essex?

 

[Guest77]

Right see you tommorrow Dingle, I am off out to stand on a badger set all night with the anti cull members to stop marksmen shooting them, Must make a flask of tea first.

 

[Silly Sausage]

Right see you tommorrow Dingle, I am off out to stand on a badger set all night with the anti cull members to stop marksmen shooting them, Must make a flask of tea first.

If it's like up here tonight, crystal clear sky, you're going to frigging freeze!
Take a stove, tea bags, milk and sugar.

 

[trev]

I'm surprised none of you have mentioned ginger snaps yet, they're great for dunking. Anyone remember Viscounts? Biscuity, chocolatey, minty goodness.
Oh just for the record, I'm against badger culling, hunting foxes with dogs, UKIP are racist and words cannot express how much I hate the current government and their despicable policies which punish people for being poor while passing laws which keep them in poverty.
Bring it on on Friday.

 

[Tiny Spark]

Mind they dont tear ya leg off MDJ!
They have razor sharp teeth and know how to use em!

Badgers dont bother me but i do understand the need for controlling them same as bunnies.
Foxes are another problem entirely and do cause us grief.
Not so much your average fox as they know their place and live off the bunnies etc.
However the mangey town foxes that get dumped by doo gooders from the towns and cities into the country they are a flaming nuisance!

Problems are that they dont really know how to survive out in their natural habitat.
This then leads them to be brazen and stupid.
We had one wonder up into the farm yard chasing the cat and on another occasion the chickens in broad daylight.
The dogs saw him off but sadly they are faster than i am at getting the gun out and loaded!

I dont really like fox hunting with dogs, but i will say that it did the job and kept them where they belong ie in their holes and out of sight.
As for the town foxes they would be massacred and no tears would be shed by me.

People should of left em rummaging bins and not interfered with stuff they know nothing of.

Rant over