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We live in Northest Ohio in the snow belt region; our ducks are free ranging on 26 acres with a one acre pond. The pond has a circlulating pump that keeps about 200 square feet clear of ice in the coldest of weather. Over the past 8 years we have built 2 duck houses and a straw bale wind...

A friend of mine has suggested that I could train a dog [Border Collie?] to protect my chickens and ducks from racoons. Has anyone tried this? Will it work? I have lost about half my flock [10] since March in spite of trapping 18 racoons.