Hallo from Idaho...

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sourland said:
Welcome to BYC. Sounds as if you need a covered pen for your ducks or a LGD.
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That really isn't feasible on a 110 foot diameter pond. I hate to keep ducks locked up with all these large awesome ponds here on the farm, they are plum full of feed they can be eating and having a good bunch of ducks would help to keep the growth of the duckweed and other plants in check.

I do intend to make a floating covered 12 x 12 ft building for them on the pond by the house but it would have an open 6 x 6 ft square in the middle for them to swim out of. This would give them a protected area to nest and sleep keeping them safe from the potential of raccoons. I myself have never had trouble with coons yet, but many of my neighbors farms have pretty large groups of them running around. In fact my youngest son is staying on a 1,400 acre farm a few miles down the road helping the old man that owns it recuperate from a surgery, and my son has shot 5 coons in the last week alone. Ole Lee is down to 2 chickens out of a flock of around 40.
 

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