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    Collective Nesting

    I'm in your same situation with a Buff and a Runner. They both sit on the nest together, but also take turns. I have 9 females and 2 drakes and all free range, going into a 20x60 pen at night. Looks like we are starting to hatch this morning! I'm a bit worried about the drakes and not sure...
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    Snake in nest. Should I move it into a more secure area?

    Follow up- I tried snake repellant and that worked for a little over a week, but then he came back. We ended up shooting the snake. :( I'm not advocating that but moving the nest seemed so risky so close to hatch time. We are down to 4 eggs now and this morning one seems to be trying to hatch!
  3. agoobertuesday

    Snake in nest. Should I move it into a more secure area?

    Ugggg I don't have an incubator. :(
  4. agoobertuesday

    Snake in nest. Should I move it into a more secure area?

    This is only my second year with ducks and my Buff started laying on her eggs around the 28th of June. Soon one of the runners joined her in kind of a nanny role and now they have quite the nest going. It's in a fenced pen (2x4 fencing with chicken wire running 12" up) right NEXT to the...
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    New ducks and Old ducks sharing a house?..

    Well, we've done some improvements to the duck pen. I did get some netting on top, although I'm not super happy with the quality. Money constrants kept me from buying the heavy duty netting that I wanted, but so far this seems to be effective. My older ducks, a buff and two mallards, have...
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    My Duck House

    It's just steep pitched rafters, covered with plywood and cedar shakes. The tin at the ridge originally was on our house before we switched to asphalt shingles.
  7. agoobertuesday

    Rant: Cat killed my free-range chickens

    Oh no! So sorry for the loss of Pumpkin! Would a good dog be a viable option?
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    My Duck House

    There are gaps between the pallet board siding that should keep it ventilated really well. At the back where that full width hinged opening is, it has a solid backing behind it but I figured that may help this winter as a wind block as the back faces northwest. There is a small window in the...
  9. agoobertuesday

    Hello from Idaho Falls

    Welcome!
  10. agoobertuesday

    My ducks ate a pool noodle , now what ?

    Oh my goodness! I hadn't thought about them eating things like that. 😄
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    My Duck House

    This is the duck house I built two years ago. Most all the material was free and collected over several years. I had built a couple playhouses years ago so became pretty good at scrounging up remodeling leftovers and dump diving. The walls are pallet wood and the decorative tin roof peak is...
  12. agoobertuesday

    Hi all.

    These are the three I have left. Iggy, Morris and Spanky. Spanky would be the one with her butt in the air. lol
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    Hi all.

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    Hi all.

    Here is my granddaughter shortly after they arrived.
  15. agoobertuesday

    Introducing Myself

    Welcome to the group!
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