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How did YOU train your dog to leave chickens alone?
Let me just add that she killed a duckling.- Nyxsie
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- Forum: Other Pets & Livestock
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Pests in the duck coop
I admit it really creeps me out to hear them running around when I go out there at night. I always feel like one is going to run on my foot or jump on me. The biggest issue is that I hear them in my ceiling. ..... I will try again to catch them humanely, and if that doesn't work I will use... -
Pests in the duck coop
I wish they could be around without causing problems. :( -
New duck!
I'm glad to give her one. :) Last night I went back in and set it up with a cement block and a conveniently shaped rock (like an L) so there is a mini stairway on the step. Emma walked all the way up but didn't go in because the male walked away. :( At least I know it is accessible. I swear she... -
Pests in the duck coop
Okay, this is new information to me. I didn't know that they eat mice. Do they just eat baby mice or adults as well? I think all the rodent-like creates here are 3 1/2" and up. My traps failed. I actually decided to poison them. More like, kind of running out of options due to the fact they... -
New duck!
That is how I pick them up too. :) If I need to hold it for a bit longer, I usually hold it against my chest or stomach, with one arm wrapped around from underneath, and the other hand one under the feet or on the back. Doesn't prevent being peed or pooped on though lol. I didn't read the... -
New duck!
...and good morning. Inside coop. Don't mind the bags of dirty hay, haven't moved it yet lol. Used to be mulch in that first area... the hay kinda took over. Outside coop. I wish I could plant grass but a tortoise lives here. Would never work. Hoping to plant some trees though. Tortoise... -
New duck!
I would I could have taken more. :( I don't think they ever let them out of that cage, the top is covered and that is all for shelter. The only animals I see out of their cages are the piglets, because they escape daily. I mentioned to the owner that if they need help feeding and caring for the... -
New duck!
...2 days of fighting they established a pecking order and were fine. After I try to feed her in the morning, I'm going to supervise them together. (*Note: Emma and her gang of 2 drakes: This was an accident. I was supposed to receive one male and one female but they ended up being both male... -
Pests in the duck coop
Thank you for the youtube links! I'm going to be making something very similar to that, which I found through your links. I saw that some mice were able to jump out of that, and I don't want to add too much water because I don't want to kill them. (Don't really know what I'm gunna do with them... -
Pests in the duck coop
My coop is under attack! Rats, mice, bugs, and ANTS. I live in Florida and ants are a huge problem. Wolf spiders and roaches are going to be a huge problem soon too. Any idea how I can kill these miniature monsters without hurting my ducks? Going to set up traps for the rats and mice for... -
...and then there was one.
Thank you. I never held chickens or ducklings for her to smell. In the very beginning I let her smell a chicken feather, but she was corrected for trying to lick or take it. I continued letting her smell it until she just did one quick sniff and looked away and gave her rewards for that. Then...- Nyxsie
- Post #9
- Forum: Random Ramblings
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...and then there was one.
I wouldn't be able to trust her, and to be completely honest I also wouldn't want to try. I can only imagine from my duckling's point of view... trapped with a monster that is eating her friend, and terrified that she is next. I don't want my duckling to have a "monster" lurking around in her...- Nyxsie
- Post #6
- Forum: Random Ramblings
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...and then there was one.
I've tried to think over various situations that may have caused this. The way she was so well behaved around them, as well as the chickens on the property, made me feel that she understood that they were not food. She watched me hand feed the ducklings, she shared food with the chickens, etc...- Nyxsie
- Post #3
- Forum: Random Ramblings
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...and then there was one.
Long story short: Puppy killed one of my ducklings. Got rid of puppy.- Nyxsie
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