Fox attacked my duck! PLEASE HELP!!!

[Miss Lydia]

Birdsitter, you're wrong about no one listening. I get that you and a close neighbor share the ducks, work, food, etc.. I get that they have a safe house to go into as well. I get that someone else near you owns a hunting dog that comes onto the property and maims and kills your shared ducks. My point, and the other's point is this, that dog couldn't have gotten to those ducks if they were in an enclosed area. My ducks and geese are never out free ranging unless I am with them, period. If I can't watch them all the time, they are not let out of their safe pen. It only takes a second for one of their lives to end. Be it a hawk, eagle, or a neighbor's dog. Doesn't matter, if they are out unattended or unfenced, they're lunch for something.

I know you're frustrated because you don't think we are seeing the whole picture. We are and my advice to you and your neighbor is to put up an electric fence if you want them out of their pen. Or one or both of you can commit to being with them all of the time they are loose. I would also be in contact with the person who owns the dog. It obviously hasn't been trained properly if it is tearing at the birds. A trained dog knows better. This person needs to be told there is a problem and that there will be consequences if he doesn't take the proper actions to secure his dog. But even if this dog is finally contained what will it be next time? A coyote? Hawk? Please think about this very carefully.

Very well said.

 

[bird sitter]

Bye....

 

[bird sitter]

Why would i keep them in a pen anyways? Never heard of that before...

and theyre free ranging ducks and geese. I have over a 60 and counting, but ive never heard of keeping them all caged up... I mean they can fly.

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

I agree with Blondie (below).......... deleting and done

 

[blondiebee181]

No one is getting anywhere here, as sad as it is, I think we all need to stop arguing and let each to his own. Bird sitter will do what they think is best I suppose and either change their management habits or get used to losing birds. And hopefully still talk to that dog owner, before shooting it. I'm out.

 

[bird sitter]

Thank you..... Let me do what I want!

 

[bird sitter]

Yay! Second muscovy eggg is pipping!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Why would i keep them in a pen anyways? Never heard of that before...

and theyre free ranging ducks and geese. I have over a 60 and counting, but ive never heard of keeping them all caged up... I mean they can fly.

Well evident ally some can't fly or the dog wouldn't be killing them.

 

[bird sitter]

All of my ducks can fly.... All that have been killed were excellent fliers

 

[Haunted55]

Why would i keep them in a pen anyways? Never heard of that before...

and theyre free ranging ducks and geese. I have over a 60 and counting, but ive never heard of keeping them all caged up... I mean they can fly.

All of my ducks can fly.... All that have been killed were excellent fliers

I would like you to look up the word domesticated because that's what these ducks are. They are not wild animals who have natural defenses against predators. It appears to me that the chip on your shoulder is not allowing you to see the whole picture here. These are your animals and you can do as you want with them, no matter how much good, helpfull advice you receive, you have the right to refuse it. I hope this is an isolated incident for you but I doubt it very much. Good luck to you and R.I. P. duck-ducks.