I was walking back from the aviary where I keep my falconry bird (common buzzard - not a pet and kept legally) the other day. A fox ran across the road, and I followed it to find a family of foxes. It was getting dark, couldn't tell how young the kits were. I don't want to harm them, but I don't want them to eat my bird. I also don't want to disturb them.
I thought of maybe conditioning them to hunt in the opposite direction by dragging food away from the aviary. They'd smell it and eat it, and if I did it repeatedly perhaps they'd learn that food was in that direction.
Or perhaps the aviary is fox proof already: it has a concrete floor and stable doors (I'm closing the top one at night now). There is a hole in the bottom that is blocked up with chicken wire and bricks.
Anyone know enough about foxes to tell me if my aviary is good and solid, or if not how to detract from it? Foxes are about 20 metres from aviary. I know there's other foxes around, but not a family as close.
2007-06-21
06:02:01
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