Two Days In a Row, Two Dead Ducks

[sourland]

I lean towards an owl; although, in my experience they generally eat the head for the brains. I have no faith in flashing lights including the commercially available products. One of the beagle clubs that I go to put up several of these lights. I pointed out the gut pile from a freshly killed rabbit at the base of one of these poles and the owl castings around almost all of the poles. Predators become habituated to humans and their actions including lights.

 

[The Dapper Duck]

Do you think a christmas light display would help deter them?

No, but I am definitely going to put some on my coop now. That sounds adorable.

 

[The Lazy L]

... Do you think a Christmas light display would help deter them?...

No.

 

[danceswithronin]

Thank you. No those silly little quackers. My hubby built them a beautiful blue coop but they dont go in it, its plenty large enough. I my be catching ducks to put them in at night for a while. Im thinking about putting on a top on the enclosure.

Plastic garden netting works wonderfully for this, from across the yard you can barely even see it so it isn't an eyesore. I put netting over my open run last summer because there were hawks EVERYWHERE and now I feel much safer letting the chickens out all day without supervision.