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Our new duck pen. Hopefully Bobcat proof!

post #1 of 5
2/22/12 at 6:50pm
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post #2 of 5
2/22/12 at 7:05pm

Sure looks sturdy!

I'm glad I don't have to worry about bobcats! Where are you located?

1 Chihuahua/Terrier, Bingo; 1 Norwegian Forest Cat, Amy; 3 ducks - 1 Khaki Campbell, Mary Pang; 2 White Layers, Ping & Pong

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1 Chihuahua/Terrier, Bingo; 1 Norwegian Forest Cat, Amy; 3 ducks - 1 Khaki Campbell, Mary Pang; 2 White Layers, Ping & Pong

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2/22/12 at 7:08pm
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North of Dallas.  I lost five ducks this past Spring and Fall to three different Bobcats.  I think it started with a male and then a female and two of her young.  

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post #4 of 5
2/22/12 at 7:42pm

Will you lock them in at night?  I would add welded wire fencing to the wire mesh/metal cloth.

 

Sorry that you lost your babies.sad.png

Heritage breed chickens along with Black Copper Marans, 3 Cayugas, a crested Khaki Campbell-Cayuga, 2 Cayuga x Khaki Campbell-Cayugas, 2 Mallards, 2 Pekins, 3 Indian Runners, a Silver Appleyard, a Magpie, and 2 Sebastopol geese.

3 mini-Dachshunds (1 smooth red, 1 smooth black & tan silver dapple, and 1 long-haired black & tan silver dapple).

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Heritage breed chickens along with Black Copper Marans, 3 Cayugas, a crested Khaki Campbell-Cayuga, 2 Cayuga x Khaki Campbell-Cayugas, 2 Mallards, 2 Pekins, 3 Indian Runners, a Silver Appleyard, a Magpie, and 2 Sebastopol geese.

3 mini-Dachshunds (1 smooth red, 1 smooth black & tan silver dapple, and 1 long-haired black & tan silver dapple).

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2/22/12 at 8:06pm
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We lock them in before dusk and they don't come out again until the sun is completely up.  We are adding washers and screws to the metal fabric.  I am left with two ducks of mixed breed but one lays an egg a day now.  She has been though a lot including stitches along her crop and neck.

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