Oh I keep the 12 ga. and the .22 handy. Plus the killer dogs are usally running around. I can't believe that the Coyote was so brazen in the middle of the morning!
Kid is recovering well. She barely limps and is back to sassing me when ever she can.
I was awoken from my mid-morning nap last Thursday by the ducks making quite a commotion. Followed by all 10 of them trying to make their way through the glass patio door. I got off the couch just in time to see a coyote running off with at hen Rouen. After properly arming myself I took...
I didn't check her over in great detail. I had noticed that there had been a reduction in the amout of eggs the past few days. Perhaps she was egg bound. Thanks for the input!
I had my first duck die yeaterday. She was a little over a year old, and healty. She had a limp for a few days, but they do that that from time to time. I let the kids out of there pen in the morning, and she stayed in the house. It was odd, but I just thought she may still have an egg to lay...
I too have a troublesome drake. Spot is a 5 month old Rouen, and he has been aggressively isolating one of the Cayuga males (Curley). I have chased Spot when he does this. I have chased him 1/2 an acre away form the other ten ducks. He still beats up on Curly. My wife and I have been picking...