Duck Addicts Anonymous (DAA)

[Isadora]

@HeatherKellyB
Here's another one of her and her similar sister in the background.

 

[HeatherKellyB]

She's a runner. She's got an interesting pattern. Reminds me of a dappled gray horse.

She's stunning Kind of reminds me of a Cayuga/Runner mix, of course I'm not questioning you, just those colors together and a black bill

 

[HeatherKellyB]

@HeatherKellyB
Here's another one of her and her similar sister in the background.
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They're both gorgeous!!! Is that Keifer behind them? His cheeks

 

[duluthralphie]

Y'all, that damn hawk was back today. It's probably been back before now, but I actually saw it spying on my Calls I was able to run around like a loud annoying crazy person (just like my normal self ) and it flew off. About an hour later I heard my chickens screaming. I went to them and there that a$$hole was standing on the ground next to Zelda's, my Svarthöna hen, coop. I only have a pair of this breed and this flat faced jerk has caused injuries to both of them. In mush mouths defense, I suspect Zelda freaked out and ran into the welded wire, cutting herself between the beak and her face so technically, she probably injured herself in the freak out. I started throwing pine cones, sticks, anything and fussing it out and it just looked at me like "You stupid" and flew up to a branch. I continued so it flew up a little higher and then a little higher, way out of my throwing reach. Have any of y'all dealt with these things bothering your ducks or chickens? My ducks didn't seem to notice it I am stressing bad! Any deterrent tips other than just locking everyone up, which I'm doing but it still won't give up

Yes

 

[HeatherKellyB]

Yes

Any tips or tricks to help the hawk move along quickly so they'll stop stalking my flocks? My ducks didn't even seem to realize the hawk was stalking then.....

 

[duluthralphie]

Any tips or tricks to help the hawk move along quickly so they'll stop stalking my flocks? My ducks didn't even seem to realize the hawk was stalking then.....

Nope. Some things are better not talked about.

 

[HeatherKellyB]

Nope. Some things are better not talked about.

I see

 

[Isadora]

She's stunning Kind of reminds me of a Cayuga/Runner mix, of course I'm not questioning you, just those colors together and a black bill

Well, she could be! I got her off Craigslist.

 

[Isadora]

They're both gorgeous!!! Is that Keifer behind them? His cheeks

Yeah, he's one handsome boy. He looks very huggable.

 

[WVduckchick]

Y'all, that damn hawk was back today. It's probably been back before now, but I actually saw it spying on my Calls I was able to run around like a loud annoying crazy person (just like my normal self ) and it flew off. About an hour later I heard my chickens screaming. I went to them and there that a$$hole was standing on the ground next to Zelda's, my Svarthöna hen, coop. I only have a pair of this breed and this flat faced jerk has caused injuries to both of them. In mush mouths defense, I suspect Zelda freaked out and ran into the welded wire, cutting herself between the beak and her face so technically, she probably injured herself in the freak out. I started throwing pine cones, sticks, anything and fussing it out and it just looked at me like "You stupid" and flew up to a branch. I continued so it flew up a little higher and then a little higher, way out of my throwing reach. Have any of y'all dealt with these things bothering your ducks or chickens? My ducks didn't seem to notice it I am stressing bad! Any deterrent tips other than just locking everyone up, which I'm doing but it still won't give up

Nope. Some things are better not talked about.

I have lost too many to hawks. My chickens definitely pay better attention to the sky, and alert quickly, but the ducks can’t always get to cover so quickly.

Have to agree with Ralphie on this one. You have to be diligent. SSS.