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    What to use as bedding for run?

    I've done a lot of reading about what to use for flooring in an outdoor run, and the more I read the more confused I am about what to do! I did a bit of research before getting my ducks, and built their run with sand on one side and slate on the other. The idea was that the slate was fast...
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    Separating Newly Hatched Ducklings

    Cheers for the advice, first little duckling cosy and warm in the brooder :) Now just waiting patiently for the rest of his/her siblings!
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    Separating Newly Hatched Ducklings

    I've got 6 eggs in an incubator, one hatched yesterday and the rest showed large cracks in the evening; I expected that they'd probably be hatched by this morning but there looks to be no progress with them. The first duckling is almost dry, so when its ready would people recommend I move it to...
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    Issue with neighbourhood dog (UK)

    Thanks, that's a great link. I spoke to the dog warden and he told me it was a "civil matter" and not something that the council would get involved in, which seems to contradict this, but I think I'll send that link to my neighbour anyway as I'd hope that the risk of a £2.5k fine may be enough...
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    Issue with neighbourhood dog (UK)

    Thanks for the replies everyone, I did have a look for any applicable laws but only turned up the agricultural one. I'll give the council a ring tomorrow and see what they have to say
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    Issue with neighbourhood dog (UK)

    I hope this is the right place to post this, we've had a problem recently with a neighbours dog who has taken to coming into our garden and attacking our ducks. He usually just barks and scares them, but today he seriously mauled one of the ducks (we had to wring it's neck in the end as the...
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    Duck Run

    Unfortunately the slate is a sodding nightmare! The drainage is great and the ducks seem to have no issues walking on it, but because of the way the slate lays in flat layers it's ****-near impossible to hose the poop away like I'd planned. I still think that gravel would work - in fact I'm on...
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    Duck Run

    Cheers, I've not had any problems yet fortunately but I am in the process of putting a roof on as we've had some really bad weather lately and when it rains too heavily the water starts to pool a little in places, so that should eliminate the last chance old mr fox has of getting at them ;)
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    Duck Run

    A couple of inches of gravel, and then just earth underneath so the poop should just feed back into the ground
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    Ducklings have arrived today!

    Ah how lovely. We just got pekins but they're a few months old so we missed all the duckling stage! Looking forward to having some of our own some day... Enjoy your girls!
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    Duck Run

    I hadn't considered being able to chew through the wire - I've ended up with quite a lot of leftover chickenwire so perhaps I'll double up around the bottom for a bit of extra protection. I'm pretty confident that the slate should be ok, some of the edges are a bit sharp but since the...
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    Duck Run

    Cheers. I'm in the UK so racoons aren't really an issue! Foxes are the main threat around here so I've dug the chicken wire a few feet deep and out which should stop them being able to bury under
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    Shy new ducks

    Thanks for the advice, that's reassuring to hear. I figured it'd take some time so glad to know it's all normal :) I did give them a few treats yesterday which they seemed to enjoy, so I'll keep going with treats and giving them space. Cheers
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    Duck Run

    I just finished building my duck run and thought id share. I'm pretty pleased with how it went - I had no previous carpentry experience and had never built anything like this before so it just goes to show that with a bit of care anyone can build something like this! Originally it was going to...
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    Shy new ducks

    Hi all, I've just recently purchased my first ever ducks - a trio or gorgeous pekins - which seemed extremely happy running around where we purchased them, but are now extremely shy, running into their house whenever we come near (much to the dismay of my three year old!). We've only had them...
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