Jemimapuddleduck Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 Hello folks, Just thought I'd introduce myself...first time on here, etc. Hoping to remind myself all about ducks in readiness for next Spring (how organised is that?? ) We had a small gang of them a good number of years ago but only briefly, as they were constantly threatened by Mr. Fox so we re-homed them. We have since realised that it was because their area was much too far away from the house. We plan to have a few duckies here next year, and have a large area (roughly 140 square metres) which used to be a huge barn (currently a walled veg plot) which we are busy preparing for them. It should be fox-proof, being made of 7ft high stone walls on rock-hard stony ground (not the bit for the ducks...they will be living it up on grassland, pea gravel and ex-veg plots!) It's also very close to the house, so hopefully that will discourage Foxy a wee bit. Would desperately LOVE an eglu....might be able to save our pennies by then! Looking forward to meeting more folks who love ducks as much as I do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 Welcome to the forum Sounds like a great area for them! Any photos? I've got an eglu Go for the ducks - much easier to clean out 'cos they're messier than chickens (you probably know )- it only has the one big tray you can just empty it and hose it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jemimapuddleduck Posted June 1, 2010 Author Share Posted June 1, 2010 Hi there, thank you for your lovely welcome! Oh yes....very messy wee beasties....I'd love an eglu, it sounds perfect! I'll post piccies of our barn area soon...need a nice sunny day to take a decent pic and it's raining again here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 Welcome to the forum - nice to see that you're preparing well in advance.......... The only worry I would have is that a fox may scale a wall even if it is 7' tall..........I'll wait for your photos and see how it looks........ Ours are in a run with chicken netting nearly 6' tall - it is wobbly and so foxes don't try to climb it, we have a single strand electric wire near the ground and that also keeps them away from the netting and stops them digging to go underneath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
