- May 19, 2009
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I was wondering what is the best way to deter hawks & eagles from going after my ducks & geese. We live right on a river, and there's at least 1 family of bald eagles living here. We also see hawks sometimes too. There are also osprey & falcons in the area, but I don't know if they'd go after the ducks & geese.
Right now, I only let them out when someone can sit with them & look out for them. They're all 1 month old now, so the geese really aren't big enough to do much yet. Would having adult geese deter raptors from going after my ducks? What else can I do?
We also have foxes that we see occasionally. People have seen coyotes in the area, but I haven't seen one during the 4 years we've been here.
My duck house & their pasture is pretty secure. Solid wood walls on concrete floor, 19" gauge hardware cloth over the windows & skylight and 1"X2" no climb fence around their pasture. Then there's the perimeter fence, too.
Right now, I only let them out when someone can sit with them & look out for them. They're all 1 month old now, so the geese really aren't big enough to do much yet. Would having adult geese deter raptors from going after my ducks? What else can I do?
We also have foxes that we see occasionally. People have seen coyotes in the area, but I haven't seen one during the 4 years we've been here.
My duck house & their pasture is pretty secure. Solid wood walls on concrete floor, 19" gauge hardware cloth over the windows & skylight and 1"X2" no climb fence around their pasture. Then there's the perimeter fence, too.