Hello,
I'm trying to raise muscovies, and one struggle I'm having lately is that every morning a few more ducklings are missing. We believe they are getting eaten by rats, as there is a rat presence in the enclosure. Do you think that if we made raised areas for the muscovies to nest we'd have better luck? If so, what would be an ideal design for these raised nesting areas?
There's a household debate going that raised nesting areas will lead to "fallen" ducklings instead of "eaten" ducklings.
Thanks for your time!
Eve
