Eglu - Fox Proof ?

From Urbanchicken

Although the Eglu is sold as fox resistant/proof there are a few weak spots that in rare cases have caused problems. These have been solved by eglu users as below.

Digging under

Whilst the run has large wire flaps at the bottom to make it difficult for a fox to dig in. There has been one case of a fox digging under on loose earth. Packing down any ground before put the run on top of it will help, as will pegging down the flaps, and placing heavy bricks/paving slabs on the flaps. It is rare however, for a fox to attempt this as usually wire skirts will put the fox off digging. Shutting your chickens in the eglu will protect them even if the run is breached.

Through bars

The gaps in the wire of a run do allow your chicken to try to peck at things on the outside of the run. Chickens will normally try and get away but in the case of our chicken Beth she pecked at a fox and lost her beak, resulting in her having to be put down. Shutting the chickens in the eglu is safer, but a lot of eglu owners leave the door open slightly, or train their chickens to push the door open in the morning with no problems.

The Droppings Tray

While we mentioned before that the plastic part of the eglu is secure, one owner did have a fox try and get at her chickens by managing to pull out the droppings tray. It appeared to be a one-off fault. However some heavy bricks placed behind the droppings tray makes this more or less impossible.