I am a chicken mama and I agree with all of this. I do sometimes let my ladies free range when I am home. I know the risks and will not blame the fox for doing what foxes do.

We have the exact same issue here in the smokies but with bears! Orphaned cubs due to human negligence. Not properly securing chicken coops negatively impacts both sides of the wildlife spectrum. Being responsible humans goes a very long way!

Bless her🩷 thank you Walden’s Puddle for all you do

Thank you for helping her. I am a chicken tender myself and I love peacefully with a pair of foxes that have a den of babies every year, less than 400 feet from my coop. How, you ask? I have livestock guardians. Plain and simple, my livestock guardians have been the best investment I ever made for my chickens. They keep the family of foxes out of my fence and have never injured one of the foxes. Your birds are your responsibility, do your part and the fox won’t get them. Plain and simple.

Build better coops and you will not need to defend!!!! Say it louder please! Poor baby 😭😭😭

Don't get chickens if you don't already have a dog.

If I lose a chicken to a fox or bobcat that’s my fault. Not theirs. Inherently we all have to eat and they’re only doing what nature intended.

Chickens are vectors for disease and filth. They may eat ticks, but if a person does not properly protect them - it is their fault! Other wildlife should not be punished for stupid eggs!

Such a great post! yall are amazing for doing what you do! Thanks again for taking care of the wildlife in Tennessee! Such Angels

You are to be praised and applauded for the work you do with the wildlife that's brought in to you. The reasons vary, but this post brought me to tears because of its heartbreaking story. What you wrote is non-judgmental, non-blaming, non-defensive, yet oh so true. Thank you for all you do. Thank you for what you posted. And all love to this poor baby orphan who doesn't know what's happened. At least he's in the best possible care now in the absence of its parents. P.S. Did Jerry Vandiver happen to rescue this little guy? 😊

I know someone who poisons every possum he finds in his property to protect his chickens. These animals just follow their instincts, they don’t know these prey animals are off limits. So tired of human intolerance.

Sweet baby

We built a "chicken moat" around our garden. Keeps chickens safe from foxes, Hawks, and our own dumb dogs. The plants are safe from the chickens during growing season. They only thing not safe, is any bugs that try to walk or crawl into our garden. 😉

I am responsible for my flocks safety, there is no way a fox could get into my coop because I take that responsibility seriously... Everyones got to eat, and if I buy a delicious chicken buffet out and didn't secure it, I couldn't be mad when the animals according to their nature help themselves (and feed their families)

Good work Walden's Puddle! You all do great work for our wildlife population! Us Tennesseans are forever grateful for all that you do <3

She looks so scared

Great advice! Yes, foxes and other predators are doing what they do as a predator. We, as humans, need to be more understanding and enlightened about our place with these fellow creatures.

We free range our birds on our 10 acres and have had a fox problem but all it took was fixing our exterior pasture and adding motion lights and she stopped being able to get through the fence. Same with our hawk issue - just added sparkly wind chimes and reflective tape and haven’t had issues since. Coyotes to our goats and birds however are very much not welcome.

Thank you for putting out this information!

Poor little thing. It's so sad how some people treat animals. Hope she does good in your care.

Beautiful little fox.

We have been trying to call you numerous times about a baby skunk to bring in. The TWRA said it has to be dropped off. Your voicemail box is full. Where and when can I bring it in??

Poor little baby, breaks my heart!!! 😢

I’d love for y’all to release that baby on the farm behind me!! We had a fox family that we loved and the farmer appreciated!! Some left and one of the main ones got mange pretty badly. I think a neighbor trapped it and took it to a rescue!! But we miss our foxes now!!

She's beautiful!