Alrighty. JM and I went to B&Q this evening to buy wire mesh to put around the chicken coop. By the time we're done with fox-proofing this coop, it's going to look like Fort Knox. If any fox has enough savvy to climb up on the roof of the shed, leap over the wire mesh perimeter, burrow underneath the wire mesh buried a foot into the ground surrounding the coop and then figure out how to unlock the hen house - he deserves a chicken. But hopefully our precautions will discourage the rest of the opportunists who are just looking for an easy meal.
Perhaps I can get the children to help me wire off the perimeter tomorrow evening. If all goes according to plan, this Friday I can go buy some actual chickens - the point of all these preparations. Oh yeah, I also need to buy some chicken feed but I can pick that up on the way to the chicken farm at the local (Blackheath) Pets at Home store.
Until next time...
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