Yes, some places around here put a strand of barbed wire along the ground, then another strand 4" up, then another 4" up, then 6" up, etc. I t seems to work fairly well.
They look lovely. With the ducks, the females quack and the males make a funny little noise, and I find tht the ducks are far more dainty than the drakes. Time will tell! Thanks for the pic, we love to see how they´re doing, and good work with the fencing!Everyone is doing fine! The older ducks (now 7 weeks) have allowed the stray duckling (now 4 weeks) into their pack. The little guy seems very healthy now, but also very small for his age! He still looks like the other two did when they were only 2 weeks old.
The two goslings are doing well and aren't crying so much. They are already twice the size they were when they came to us. We have a duck house built and are trying to come up with a plan for where the geese will live, we are not sure if we need a house for them or not.
We had a scare the other day when I came into the yard and a dog had one of the big ducks! I scared him off and he dropped her and she was completely unharmed. We've spent the last two days work on fencing. We are putting barbed wire up the fence every 4 inches or so starting at the ground, to start.
We're still trying to figure out who is a boy and who is a girl. Of the two oldest ones, one is twice the size of the other. However, the bigger one has started quacking and to my ears, it sounds like a proper quack. Plus, the big one nearly steps on her own feet when she walks, which I have been told is a female trait. The smaller one's legs are wider-set.
They look lovely. With the ducks, the females quack and the males make a funny little noise, and I find tht the ducks are far more dainty than the drakes. Time will tell! Thanks for the pic, we love to see how they´re doing, and good work with the fencing!
