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Title: chicken manure and foxes
Post by: dandelion on February 05, 2006, 15:15:11
Do chicken manure pellets attract foxes?
Title: Re: chicken manure and foxes
Post by: northener on February 05, 2006, 17:53:56
Only if the pellets have feathers on.
Title: Re: chicken manure and foxes
Post by: dandelion on February 05, 2006, 19:51:56
I wouldn't buy feathered pellets; they'd fly away ;D !
I've been using the stuff for years in my garden and never had any problems. But a fox would have to pretty determined to get into our garden.  I saw a fox on one of my first visits to the allotment. One of the old guys there said it's best not to use chicken manure because it attracts foxes.
Title: Re: chicken manure and foxes
Post by: amphibian on February 05, 2006, 20:00:54
Quote from: dandelion on February 05, 2006, 19:51:56
I wouldn't buy feathered pellets; they'd fly away ;D !
I've been using the stuff for years in my garden and never had any problems. But a fox would have to pretty determined to get into our garden.  I saw a fox on one of my first visits to the allotment. One of the old guys there said it's best not to use chicken manure because it attracts foxes.

Are foxes particularly destructive, one lives in the brambles at the bottom of my plot, he seems to do no harm.
Title: Re: chicken manure and foxes
Post by: sandersj89 on February 05, 2006, 21:13:11
The chicken pellets may attract the odd fox, but they also seem to like any sort of manure on my plot.

No real harm done, they just dig around a bit.

Jerry
Title: Re: chicken manure and foxes
Post by: tim on April 01, 2006, 18:21:42
"Attracted by Blood, Fish & Bone Fertiliser" - use in-organic.