A fox will definately kill a small lamb if it can get it separated from it's mother. I have a family of foxes in our neighbors pasture and they prefer chickens. In years past, I have seen them gang up on one of my neighbors ewes who had two lambs. The ewe kept the babies under her and they could not get them separated to target one of the lambs (at least for as long as it took me to get out there and break it up). The foxes have never tried to go after any of my lambs, but I do keep mine away from that fence line and away from the woods the fox travels in at night as a precaution. The chickens in my area are much easier pickings for the fox than having to chase after a lamb, but there is always some danger if the fox is hungry enough. Foxes are generally fairly small, so their main target would be small lambs; after the lambs get any size, I don't think the foxes would even try for them.
Onalee In a message dated 6/10/2004 8:40:48 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Will a fox kill a lamb? I have a family of foxes that live by my pasture. Sincerely, Sherry =============================================== This message is from the Barbados Blackbelly Sheep mailing list (http://www.awrittenword.com/listserv/index.html). To respond to this message, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe or change your membership options, go to http://lists.coyotenet.net/mailman/listinfo/blackbelly To search the archives, go to http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
