I'm not scared one iota of predators. Our pen is impregnable to foxes and hawks, and no other predator is a threat to a duck in my part of my country. It's the frost I'm afraid of.
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How many people here actually have foxes attacking their ducks? I have seen foxes trot less than ten feet from the ducks and neither of them paid any attention to each other. They eat the eggs, but have never attacked a duck. The ducks and foxes are about the same size, so I don't know if they're even capable of killing the ducks.
Do you just have a larger variety of foxes or what?
Well, we have Coyotes and Cougar in my area, both confirmed. One of the good and bad things about Texas wild.
My current design uses woven wire horse fence with 2"x4" grid buried 12 inches under the soil and connected to the same the horse fence material that is used for the walls as well. The entire 2x4 welded wire shell then gets an additional interior layer of 1 x 2 welded wire for the smaller predators.
I'm building my Ducks a big Faraday cage. The secure portion of their cage is only 8 x 16 feet. The additional fenced in area for daytime use is part of the paddock systems that I will be using to separate the small plot into smaller plots.
Did I mention the fishing line grid over our pond to keep the flying predators from attacking while they are playing? One of the BYC'ers here mentioned used CD's as reflectors to assist.
So, I am thinking, either my ducks take their chances or I take some precautions. Hopefully, whatever I do, it works.
Thanks for sharing - now I don't have to ask for pics!Anyhow, the topic at hand - went down for evening chores and remembered my ancient cell phone. Apologies for the photo quality, but I think you can get the gist. Oh, and an action shot of the turds fleeing.
I'm not sure if we have a large variety, or what the risk actually is, to be honest. Neighbours have lost chickens to foxes, and our properties back onto a large reserve with acres of bush. I've got a gap in my back fence which urgently needs repairing, so any predator can get in. Just last month we lost a nest of duck eggs to a goanna or monitor lizard which didn't even seem afraid when I ran down to shoo it away. We've had a heatwave problem so lots of wild animals are desperate with food and water around here.How many people here actually have foxes attacking their ducks? I have seen foxes trot less than ten feet from the ducks and neither of them paid any attention to each other. They eat the eggs, but have never attacked a duck. The ducks and foxes are about the same size, so I don't know if they're even capable of killing the ducks.
Do you just have a larger variety of foxes or what?
That's brilliant! I was wondering how to go about building something like that, so you're giving me lots of inspiration!Anyhow, the topic at hand - went down for evening chores and remembered my ancient cell phone. Apologies for the photo quality, but I think you can get the gist. Oh, and an action shot of the turds fleeing.