only ducks disappearing.

[hayley3]

What is a no-climb fence? Never heard of that.

 

[thomasboyle]

What is a no-climb fence? Never heard of that.

Horses are known to put their hooves through a fence where the opening is wide enough, so they sell fencing designed with smaller openings so they can't get their hooves through it. Its called no-climb fencing.

 

[hayley3]

Oh I bet that's expensive. I could use some though...my goats like to climb on my fence.

 

[nightstar]

Mmm could they fly out? And personally i like duck meat better the chicken. Thats just me.

they could fly out. Well some of them can. However we have had these ducks between 2-5 years and have never had one fly over the fence.

 

[nightstar]

As suggested, I would lock them up at night. Whatever it is, will be back. A motion sensor camera would be helpful to help you find out what you are dealing with. Bass Pro has a Moultrie 880i 2nd Gen on sale today for $80. Can't get any better than that!

I have put a motion sensor camera out now. Only thing is, it had been raining and goes off every time a rain drop falls in front of it. Lol

 

[Jesusfreak101]

Mmmm thats interesting. I am use to chickens and ours if we dont keep their wings clipped will fly over anytime they get a chance lol they like bugs to much.

 

[nightstar]

At night a big tom bobcat can pen an adult duck and kill it with a single bite. He will also not have any problem coming and going over a no-climb fence in any direction with or without the proverbial dead duck in his jaws. The same will be true with most coyotes. A bald eagle can fly off with the largest of ducks, hawks not so likely. Most types of chicken hawks are extremely poor killers of duck size birds and there is usually a protracted struggle where the kill is made. Hawks also denude their prey by stripping the feathers from the living flesh before feeding can begin. There fore it will look like a hand grenade went off inside a feather pillow after a hawk makes a kill.. Bald eagles also are semi aquatic animals who don't mind plucking a meal from the waters surface. You folks looking for predator advice make it hard when you fail to give your location. Every location has a different string of predators.

we are in middle Tennessee. Seen bobcats about 25 years ago on the property but none since.pretty much every critter you mentioned has been seen here at one time or another. We have had problems with raccoons and opossums but they always left evidence that something had been here.

 

[nightstar]

Oh I bet that's expensive.  I could use some though...my goats like to climb on my fence. 

I have not had any problems with my goats climbing the fence. One is a pygmy and the other is a Tennessee fainting goat. They do however like to stand up against it when you are on the other side and they like to rub their body against it pushing it outwards.

 

[nightstar]

Noone came up missing today. However when I went outside earlier I did see a larger bird kind of swoop down and then flew in to the woods. I did not get a look at what kind it was. It was pouring rain and you don't see many birds out in the rain.

 

[nightstar]

Mmm could they fly out? And personally i like duck meat better the chicken. Thats just me.

lol, I don't like duck meat at all. However i prefer duck eggs to chicken eggs!