Recent content by Duckers'nFluffers88

I have Khakis too, they’ve always been skittish even though I’ve had them since little ducklings. Mine tend to like me more when I come bearing gifts like peas or lettuce, which also works in getting them to their night pen. I don’t think they would get near me if they didn’t associate me with...

Oh good! I think we’ve been lucky because I haven’t seen any foxes or raccoons or anything of that nature either, and I’m quite the night owl so tend to notice raccoons if they’re running around. Edit: good that fishers don’t attack during the day (figured I should be specific)

Thanks everyone! The ducks enclosure is currently on my front porch which is a cement slab with iron rod fence accents. I’ve wrapped hardware cloth inside and outside of everything and will be working on a better design for their closure using our scrap wood and a few other supplies. So far I...

Thank you!

Hello all! I am fairly new to the duck mom life and I have 8 ducks, 2 of which reside inside at night, and 6 which stay outside (my khakis that are much more skittish). I recently was approached by a neighbor who let me know he had recently lost a few of his chickens and ducks to a fisher and...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I have ducks and am new to the duck mom life (2) How many chickens do you have right now? I have 8 ducks (3) What breeds do you have? 1Pekin, 1Mallard and 6 khakis (4) How did you find out about BackYardChickens.com? I found...