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    Most dangerous time for chickens & ducks?

    What I found with a bit of research (google search): It looks like the threat to mature mallards at this time of year in my area (western Virginia) is raptors. In particular the red-tailed hawk, northern harrier, and great horned owl. There were a bunch of threads from this group that turned up...
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    Most dangerous time for chickens & ducks?

    Wow thanks - that's really interesting about the migration patterns changing and you're not seeing pelicans. I read an article today about lobsters disappearing from Maine because of the waters getting too warm. I did a google search to try to answer my question and it looks like the threat to...
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    Most dangerous time for chickens & ducks?

    Oh yes, thank you - yes, they are not domestic but these birds nest and raise their young here every year. The geese family have moved on, but there are ducks remaining to complete their molt. I was mainly wondering what type of predator is getting them spooked this time of year, and thought it...
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    Most dangerous time for chickens & ducks?

    Where I live it's mid-summer in a 4-season climate. The locale is mostly residential, with yards, ponds, bushes, woods. I've shepherded geese and duck flocks through the winter & spring, to have them run or fly toward me whenever they see me. Now the geese have left this home for better...
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