tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212976055144932291.post7951366950463851781..comments2024-03-04T01:42:16.830+10:30Comments on Zucchini Island: Being outfoxedJason Dingleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13332208335330160649noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212976055144932291.post-62937304129597407972012-09-17T16:46:13.078+09:302012-09-17T16:46:13.078+09:30You will love being a chicken farmer, particularly...You will love being a chicken farmer, particularly if you let them out while you garden. They can be great company. If your hen house is fixed ie doesn't move, a hard or wire floor will also stop foxy getting in.Jason Dingleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13332208335330160649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212976055144932291.post-66889066473901958512012-09-17T14:52:49.904+09:302012-09-17T14:52:49.904+09:30What a great permaculture adventure you are undert...What a great permaculture adventure you are undertaking. Have enjoyed reading your posts.<br /><br />If you or any of your readers would like to be win a $150 Bunnings Gift Voucher I am giving one away at my blog <a href="http://agreenearth.blogspot.com.au/2012/09/150-bunnings-gift-voucher-giveaway.html" rel="nofollow">A Green Earth</a>.agreenearthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04309724297531680581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212976055144932291.post-56276928098591250622012-09-15T10:17:59.001+09:302012-09-15T10:17:59.001+09:30Hello Jason
I've popped across from Rhonda...Hello Jason<br /><br />I've popped across from Rhonda's Down to Earth blog. I am soon to become a chook farmer (we will get 2!) and I also want to establish a bit of a veggie patch so your blog fits the bill perfectly.<br /><br />Oh, your poor chookies! I do hope we won't have that problem. We have a new little chook house but I will show my hubby the wire skirt that Michelle has used and see if he can attach that to the house to keep Mr Foxy Loxy out!<br /><br />I look forward to reading more of your garding and chooky adventures.<br /><br />Cheers - Joolz<br /><br />Cheers - JoolzJoolzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07490462580345458546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212976055144932291.post-12897124119883630682012-09-13T15:26:12.009+09:302012-09-13T15:26:12.009+09:30You have got me intrigued with how you might have ...You have got me intrigued with how you might have taught them to sleep on the island.Jason Dingleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13332208335330160649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212976055144932291.post-47894573733530832282012-09-13T13:33:02.210+09:302012-09-13T13:33:02.210+09:30Ohhh! So Sorry Jason. You have a very athletic fox...Ohhh! So Sorry Jason. You have a very athletic fox to deal with. We lost both our drakes to a fox this year - Sir Francis and Sir Walter, both beautiful boys. We've taught the girls to sleep on the island in the dam now, and so far they're safe. But foxes are a menace.Linda Woodrowhttp://www.witcheskitchen.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212976055144932291.post-22485259877974113742012-09-12T13:12:30.580+09:302012-09-12T13:12:30.580+09:30Yes, you could use the photo on your site.
I thin...Yes, you could use the photo on your site.<br /><br />I think it was 900mm high chicken fence, cut along the middle, giving two 450mm widths, and I wrapped the cut side around the irrigation pipe, you have to bunch it up a fair bit to make it go more round to match the curve of the dome. I had two (covered half the circumference each) that overlapped a little bit.<br /><br />And cut chicken wire scratches. A lot! So wear gloves if you can get a handle on it with gloves on.<br /><br />The base circumference of the dome was made from old heavy duty cable we had lying around (from ex-hail netting orchard), and we drilled holes in the polypipe and wove it through.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12031150776708767128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212976055144932291.post-24300091927091879032012-09-12T10:55:27.695+09:302012-09-12T10:55:27.695+09:30That is a small dome. I like how you made it out o...That is a small dome. I like how you made it out of irrigation pipe. My understanding of the skirt was correct. A simple yet effective solution. I will have to think how I can adapt it to my situation. Thanks.<br />BTW could I post that photo on my blog?<br /><br />Yes I have seen Linda's chicken house, unfortunately it requires the garden beds to be fenced.Jason Dingleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13332208335330160649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212976055144932291.post-88581098544219494942012-09-12T10:39:15.590+09:302012-09-12T10:39:15.590+09:30Today when attending to the girls I noticed the wi...Today when attending to the girls I noticed the wire wall as pulled inwards. I now suspect the fox climbed the inside wall. Pretty impressive ha? A hole in the middle like yours is probably a better design. Removing the animal may solve the problem for awhile, but another could still find them in time.Jason Dingleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13332208335330160649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212976055144932291.post-31718894587406890902012-09-12T04:59:52.247+09:302012-09-12T04:59:52.247+09:30Jason, I'm so sorry to hear this! How did the ...Jason, I'm so sorry to hear this! How did the fox get up to the roost in the dome? I honestly didn't think they could jump that high. I read somewhere that if a fox finds food, it always remembers and comes back - is trapping and moving the animal an option?celiahttp://www.figjamandlimecordial.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212976055144932291.post-72084395610274650862012-09-11T21:42:19.510+09:302012-09-11T21:42:19.510+09:30Have you seen Linda Woodrow's new chicken hous...Have you seen Linda Woodrow's new chicken house/umbrella (if your climate is warm enough and chickens can jump high enough)?<br />http://witcheskitchen.com.au/we-have-chooks-again/Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12031150776708767128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212976055144932291.post-45122632098539618892012-09-11T21:36:28.334+09:302012-09-11T21:36:28.334+09:30You should be able to see it in this pic (if I set...You should be able to see it in this pic (if I set up the sharing correctly on picassaweb) https://picasaweb.google.com/mconkas/Chickendome?authkey=Gv1sRgCNvUmoS8iZ-FgAE#5786888612349217922 - it's about 40cm wide, and I tent-pinned it to the dome itself as well as along the outside edge.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12031150776708767128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212976055144932291.post-30621704090720143912012-09-11T15:17:23.066+09:302012-09-11T15:17:23.066+09:30Sorry to hear that, but good to know Ginger TTA su...Sorry to hear that, but good to know Ginger TTA survived. This is all helpful info for me in learning how to protect my future chooks.Veronicalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07998249217730461120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212976055144932291.post-2274874020041181692012-09-11T09:08:41.897+09:302012-09-11T09:08:41.897+09:30My father suggested this too. I am nervous that it...My father suggested this too. I am nervous that it might get knocked against the dome and electrify the chickens. I have also read that foxes, like goats, can sense the pules and thus get past unshocked. Do you use an one?Jason Dingleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13332208335330160649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212976055144932291.post-69670510066683229152012-09-11T09:03:55.029+09:302012-09-11T09:03:55.029+09:30Sorry you lost your favourite. Luckily Ginger has ...Sorry you lost your favourite. Luckily Ginger has survived all the attacks. I would be very sad if I lost her, our bond has grown through this drama. How high off the ground is you roosting post?Jason Dingleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13332208335330160649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212976055144932291.post-19600047300254911062012-09-11T08:59:38.271+09:302012-09-11T08:59:38.271+09:30It is wonderful to hear from someone with a small ...It is wonderful to hear from someone with a small dome as well. So does this skirt run out from the dome along the ground? I would like to see a picture, could we exchange email? If you are happy to send me a message via gumbootgarden.com.au contact page.Jason Dingleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13332208335330160649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212976055144932291.post-27071588015936994772012-09-10T20:25:51.781+09:302012-09-10T20:25:51.781+09:30Oh Jason I am really sorry that it happened again....Oh Jason I am really sorry that it happened again. A sure fire way to fox proof would be a little electric fence like is used for keeping dogs in or cattle etc in paddocks. You can hook them up to car batteries. Try your local pet barn.Fiona from Arbordale Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05196630415124998431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212976055144932291.post-36090528718647342602012-09-10T19:02:08.584+09:302012-09-10T19:02:08.584+09:30I'm sorry to hear you've lost more chooks,...I'm sorry to hear you've lost more chooks, I thought I didn't have a fox problem until I lost my favourite broody hen who had just started sitting in the nesting box. In my dome I have a single old branch which is supported by the top circle of poly pipe which the chooks roost on. I don't know if this is what has stopped the foxes here before or if I've just been really really lucky. Good luck in your quest for fox proofing.Jo Smithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212976055144932291.post-66693439897241477722012-09-10T19:01:48.052+09:302012-09-10T19:01:48.052+09:30I had a smaller dome, and because we have a fox pr...I had a smaller dome, and because we have a fox problem here as well I made a skirt of chicken fencing, attached to some flexible old trickle irrigation pipe, bending the wire over to make it into a curve. I then attached it to the ground and to the chicken dome with tent pegs all around. It made moving the dome a longer process, but did work, until the day I became too lax and didn't attach the tent pegs properly on one side (how did the fox know we weren't home??).<br /><br />MichelleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212976055144932291.post-9466066878282204872012-09-10T17:35:06.149+09:302012-09-10T17:35:06.149+09:30Oh no! I would be so upset.
So far I've been ...Oh no! I would be so upset. <br />So far I've been lucky. I'm pretty sure a fox could get into my coop by burrowing under. for some reason I thought foxes couldn't climb!<br />Hope you manage something.veggiegobblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17455990251167385168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2212976055144932291.post-16825409459395972472012-09-10T17:20:47.174+09:302012-09-10T17:20:47.174+09:30Oh no! I hope you can outfox him/her!Oh no! I hope you can outfox him/her!Hazelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16577208643431414375noreply@blogger.com