So we check the trail cam periodically, and on this last check found a picture of this cutie.

We believe this is a common gray fox, and the trail cam has picked up a few pictures of her (him?), but never straight on like this one. This is one of the biggest reasons for building Chicken Fort Knox. The photo was taken less than a 100 yards from the coop. Not only do we have foxes (and coyotes, and bobcat), the neighborhood dogs tend to slip through their electric fences and go for a stroll through our property. Dogs and chickens don’t go together either, so we need to anticipate trouble. Everything likes to eat chickens.

Now we do have our own dog, and I plan to follow these recommendations for introducing dogs to chickens, but for the most part our dog will be in his yard, and the chickens will be in their yard.

And just in case you thought it was just one fox… I think there are three in this picture!