Foxes.

[scouser2]

We took my daughter to the airport 2 weeks ago.On the way back we saw a fox, the first one we had seen whilst living here in Turkey.
On Sunday morning (about 3-30) the wife said she had seen another fox, although I didn't see it myself (I thought she had had too much 'falling down water'). However I saw it myself this morning.Whilst it was a magnificent sight it appears to have put his scent all around our building and our dog is going absolutely nuts trying to figure out where it is, to the extent that it has been burrowing holes all over the garden.
I just hope the farmer (who keeps chickens)over the road doesn't see it!

[Rosy]

Yes, they are always there when we do the late night/early morning airport run. They play on the Uzumlu to Fethiye road. They seem to be a lighter colour thsn the UK ones.

[pookie]

Seen them on several occasions, running around the uzumlu road. Bet they cause issues with the local's chickens etc.

[Firo]

Are the foxes or the local jackals. We have seen jackals which are smaller than foxes but easily confused.

[scouser2]

It definately looked like a fox.Also it was alone. Must admit it was a beautiful sight.

[tintin1504]

If it looked confused it was probably a jackal!Aye!

[tonysue]

Tilki. One of the words on my Turkish language I have not been able to say, as I havent seen a fox yet.

[Jacqui Harvey]

quote:Originally posted by scouser2

I just hope the farmer (who keeps chickens)over the road doesn't see it!

I hope he does.  I hate foxes, they are the only animal apart from man that enjoys killing.  We used to keep chickens, ducks, geese. It is heart breaking to see what a fox does.  I remember coming home one day and finding 36 chickens in pieces, some without heads some without feet all that  was left was one little chick that was hiding. We think her Mother must have tried to attack the fox, to protect the chick as she was dead too.  I really would not have minded if the fox was hungry and took one chicken, that's nature, but to kill them all is unspeakable

[tinkerman]

quote:Originally posted by Jacqui Harvey

quote:Originally posted by scouser2

I just hope the farmer (who keeps chickens)over the road doesn't see it!

I hope he does.  I hate foxes, they are the only animal apart from man that enjoys killing.  We used to keep chickens, ducks, geese. It is heart breaking to see what a fox does.  I remember coming home one day and finding 36 chickens in pieces, some without heads some without feet all that  was left was one little chick that was hiding. We think her Mother must have tried to attack the fox, to protect the chick as she was dead too.  I really would not have minded if the fox was hungry and took one chicken, that's nature, but to kill them all is unspeakable

Sounds more like a few dogs to me.

Foxes live in the hills/mountains and only come down during the night for a scavenge around the towns and villages and they will take a chicken given the chance, most chickens are locked away at night.

Andy

[Jacqui Harvey]

Our chickens, ducks and geese where always locked up at night.  However, the foxes around our way come out in the later afternoon.  This happened at 3.30pm.  Next year foxes took all the chickens again, plus all my ducks and then killed my lovely peacock Percy and his two wives.   I have a picture of a fox taken last year lying  by our garden pond at 1.00pm lunchtime.  He did not lie there for long!!!  A couple of years ago the farmer who was cutting the corn in the next field came and told me he saw a fox with one of our ducks in his mouth carrying it up the field. I was so mad as the ducks were pets and very tame.  We live on 3 acres of farm land and there are no dogs around us.   Foxes are getting really cheeky and they know where the food is and when it's available they will not sleep all day if there are chickens running around.