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After the fox attack
My remaining two ducks rarely leave the safety of the coop. Now, before the attack, they ONLY went in there for bed time and hung out outside all day, even in some pretty crappy weather (wind, cold, snow). FYI, I have since then beefed up their security now with 3 strands of electric fence... -
How long?
We lost two of the girls to a fox a couple weeks ago, and want to replace them. The two (drake and hen) that we have left seem to be pretty traumatized by the fox experience (as expected). They don't want to leave the safety of their pen (10x10 dog kennel), even if we are out there with them. My... -
Duck protection thread
I'm having a serious issue with a few foxes now, and am curious what others have done to protect their flock. I have a 5ft tall fence, but the openings are too large (found that out the hard way :( ) used as their daytime pasture so to speak. They are in a secure coop at night, inside a 10' x... -
No eggs for the last few months
Here's the scoop, as best as I can remember. We got 4 ducks at the end of March this year, 2 females (1 rouen, Penelope and one Pekin, Daisy), and 2 males (same breed as the females). I ended up having to remove one of the males because he was beating the other male up and drawing blood. Seeing... -
Best way to introduce a young duck to existing flock
Well, i finally found a WH (Cami) that i have been wanting since i saw a picture of them on google. Shes almost 5 months old, and my current girls are just over a year, along with the one drake. I hear this is normal, but they are pretty rough with Cami. Is there a way to keep them from...