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predator-proof floors
We are looking on building a new chicken coop, and we need to make it predator-proof. We have mostly had problems with weasels. We have a duck house right now that has a wooden floor, and we know that will not do. Rats keep chewing through the floor and leaving holes big enough for weasels...- marie000
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- Forum: Coop & Run - Design, Construction, & Maintenance
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barn cat - yes or no?
We keep chicken (laying hens and some chicks) and muscovy ducks. In the past, we have had really bad problems with a weasel. It killed 7-8 young ducks last summer, and all our chicken (15 of them) this winter. Now, we also have rats in the shed that is used for our ducks. Would getting a barn...- marie000
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- Forum: Predators and Pests
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Muscovy duckling - can I save him?
So now our second batch of ducklings is born and it has gone really well, overall. Most ducklings were born Sunday / Monday. 21 in total, 3 of which have died. Yesterday (Tuesday), the mom took her 18 surviving babies out and did not seem interested in her nest anymore. So I went and cleaned... -
moving muscovy ducklings to a safer location
When we set up the duck house, we put a storage area around 7 feet off the ground to store our stuff. We tried to make sure the ducks couldn't get in there, but one of them outsmarted us and went to live there most of the time. She has built a nest there and now ducklings have started to hatch... -
Small farm owner
Good morning! I am new here and thought I'd say hello. We own a small farm (7 acres in total, around 4 in field, 3 in forest). So technically I a bit larger than a backyard. I hope you don't mind. We are slowly turning our property into an organic farm, specializing in heritage vegetables...- marie000
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- Forum: New Member Introductions
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Getting ducks to adopt their new home
Good morning! I am new here. I just got my first ducks a few weeks ago. I have 10 young muscovy ducks (now around 8 weeks old). When we first got them, we put them in our old chicken coop while we were finishing building their permanent home. The construction took longer than expected and we...