The Quack Shack

[Jenbirdee]

YES!! Which one will you choose

 

[Luv Ducks]

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Great Pyrenees are suppose to be great guard dogs. Even my Chihuahua would try to chase off one though and not be afraid of it so it really just depends on the dog itself. You can have a great breed and it might be afraid of its own shadow. I read where you can use sticks in the ground and put rags soaked in ammonia or colonge wrapped around the top of them and that will keep them away. They sell liquids that you can buy but you have to reapply everything I have mentioned after each rain. Here that would be no problem as we have not had rain for quite some time. Good luck Frank with whatever you decide to do and I am so sorry for the loss of your precious bird. I am happy you were able to save your other one and that you got out there in time to keep any more from getting killed.

 

[Luv Ducks]

A very stressful Sunday…
Sunny and her family woke me up really early, before sunrise and they insisted to go outside, so i let them out at 6:30, opened the door to the duck-run and fed everybody some treats, then made breakfast for me.
About an hour later the duck danger alarm went off!
I peeked out of the window and saw three coyotes running towards the flock, grabbed a shovel while dashing outside to confront the coyotes. Two ran away, the third one had Mr. Boots in his mouth, but let him go when seeing me and charged towards me.
No clear memory of what happened next, but it seems that the strange West Virginia weather saved me: An area of very high pressure formed in the atmosphere, right over the 'yotes head, causing a severe trauma and immediate termination…
Sadly the other two got away and took Annifrid, my last Black Swedish hen with her.
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Ideas how to protect against coyotes? - The one that became a victim of the variations in air pressure was very skinny as if it hadn't eaten in a long time.
With the intention to scare them away, I set up a pallet on the hill-site and placed the dead coyote in plain view for the others to see and to feed the turkey-vultures. The ducks disagreed about the huge vultures so close to them, but they have to endure. And these vultures have no interest in the living.

Afaik, fences don't really protect against hungry coyotes, unless they are a mile high and under dangerously high voltage. And even then they might dig under it. @Magnolia Ducks , what did you do against coyotes?
I still have some of these almost invisible bird-netting, so would it be a good idea to hang these between the trees, using weak plastic strips? The idea is that the ducks will be able to run under the netting, but a coyote will hit the net, rip it down, become entangled and incapacitated.
Has anybody experience with traps for coyotes?

Last thing, where can i by a new handle for my shovel? - It broke somehow and the stores here only sell shovels, no handles.

I would try a hardware store for a shovel handle. Ours carries them so you might call around.

 

[Muscovy Wunda]

A very stressful Sunday…
Sunny and her family woke me up really early, before sunrise and they insisted to go outside, so i let them out at 6:30, opened the door to the duck-run and fed everybody some treats, then made breakfast for me.
About an hour later the duck danger alarm went off!
I peeked out of the window and saw three coyotes running towards the flock, grabbed a shovel while dashing outside to confront the coyotes. Two ran away, the third one had Mr. Boots in his mouth, but let him go when seeing me and charged towards me.
No clear memory of what happened next, but it seems that the strange West Virginia weather saved me: An area of very high pressure formed in the atmosphere, right over the 'yotes head, causing a severe trauma and immediate termination…
Sadly the other two got away and took Annifrid, my last Black Swedish hen with her.
.
.
.
Ideas how to protect against coyotes? - The one that became a victim of the variations in air pressure was very skinny as if it hadn't eaten in a long time.
With the intention to scare them away, I set up a pallet on the hill-site and placed the dead coyote in plain view for the others to see and to feed the turkey-vultures. The ducks disagreed about the huge vultures so close to them, but they have to endure. And these vultures have no interest in the living.

Afaik, fences don't really protect against hungry coyotes, unless they are a mile high and under dangerously high voltage. And even then they might dig under it. @Magnolia Ducks , what did you do against coyotes?
I still have some of these almost invisible bird-netting, so would it be a good idea to hang these between the trees, using weak plastic strips? The idea is that the ducks will be able to run under the netting, but a coyote will hit the net, rip it down, become entangled and incapacitated.
Has anybody experience with traps for coyotes?

Last thing, where can i by a new handle for my shovel? - It broke somehow and the stores here only sell shovels, no handles.

Hardware shops sell broom/mop handles, I wonder if a wooden one would do the trick. Or prehaps an axe handle would be more comfortable to swing off?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Very sorry for your loss Hillbilly.

 

[Supercow]

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These are beautiful dogs... Over here we love large dogs so much.

Our veteran of 13 years has passed away 2 weeks ago. It was a hard time for everybody, just a suffocating weight of pain. The ducks made us smile at least a little.

Our younger dog, a 2 year old female, remains with us and is now queen of the castle, taking her guardian job seriously and bringing us joy.

 

[Miss Lydia]

These are beautiful dogs... Over here we love large dogs so much.

Our veteran of 13 years has passed away 2 weeks ago. It was a hard time for everybody, just a suffocating weight of pain. The ducks made us smile at least a little.

Our younger dog, a 2 year old female, remains with us and is now queen of the castle, taking her guardian job seriously and bringing us joy.

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Very sorry you lost your beloved dog

 

[Canadian Wind]

Awww, sorry to hear of your loss SC!

Your girl is gorgeous. Looks like she knows it, too! What breed is she?

 

[Supercow]

Awww, sorry to hear of your loss SC!

Your girl is gorgeous. Looks like she knows it, too! What breed is she?

Thank you @Canadian Wind and @Miss Lydia . That's the old king of the castle on the photo as he already reached a respectable age. They are both Hovawarts, it's a German breed of very good homestead guard dogs that are not aggressive and are great with family. And they are treated and loved as family members.

 

[Canadian Wind]

Thank you @Canadian Wind and @Miss Lydia . That's the old king of the castle on the photo as he already reached a respectable age. They are both Hovawarts, it's a German breed of very good homestead guard dogs that are not aggressive and are great with family. And they are treated and loved as family members.

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I want one.