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Lorinne Anderson: Specializing in sick, injured, orphaned and problem wildlife for over 20 years.
Lorinne Anderson wrote:How are the ducks housed? Is this a small area, large acreage with pond, field, fenced yard??? Depending on what your situation is the solution will be different.
Guardian Dog or Geese are a good option if you want a living protector. Netting overhead if it is a small yard that is fenced. Bird scare tape (mylar prism strips) might be useful. Ensure there are no nearby perching locations where the predator birds can sit and wait...
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Alec Buchanan wrote:I can vouch for what Libbie Hawker mentioned a couple of years ago about crows being a defensive asset against eagles and other birds of prey. We have a duck area with 10 indian runners. It's covered with bird netting. One morning I was sitting outside (about 100ft from the duck area) and a golden eagle swooped down, right into the bird netting. Not even two seconds later, a huge raven appeared, swooped in right behind the eagle and totally chased it off. It was an exciting moment, and I am grateful that we had a raven around to defend our flock.
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Lorinne Anderson: Specializing in sick, injured, orphaned and problem wildlife for over 20 years.
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