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    Worried about missing Runners.

    Thanks everyone for your suggestions. Writerofwords, you predicted correctly--just as it was getting pretty dark, the AWOL birds suddenly appeared and raced back to the pen area! We guess they had been hiding in a big pile of leaves underneath a tree. The tree is only a few dozen feet from...
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    Worried about missing Runners.

    Yesterday I bought my first ducks--2 adult Ancovas and 2 adult Runners. The Ancovas are fine--they've spent all their time in conversation with the Ancova flock across the street. But the Runners (both females) have been hiding out somewhere. Yesterday they spent all afternoon behind some...
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    Ducks in the Garden?

    Here in western Oregon, slugs are THE major garden problem in the cooler months. I've been spending an hour every night hand-picking them. I'm getting two Ancona drakes, about a yr. old, from my neighbor to help with this. I plan to use a converted chicken coop for night quarters. Since...
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    Newbie Questions

    We’ve never raised poultry before. Now we’re considering getting some adult ducks, primarily for slug control. We live in western Oregon. Our cool wet autumns produce a super-abundance of garden slugs. I’m sick of spending over an hour outside every night with a flashlight, slug-hunting...
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