The Poultry Keeper The Independent Forum for Poultry Keepers    FAQ   Search     Register   Log in  my ducks and turkeys are teasing the fox          The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> Pests and Predators Author Message sasha.p Joined: 04 Sep 2005 Posts: 479 Location: gwent Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 11:04 pm    Post subject: my ducks and turkeys are teasing the fox we went out late to shut them all in just now as i drove around the corner right in my headlight i caught a quick flash of a fox darting accross in front of me and could see my ducks all stood by the fence just qaucking at it i am sure if we had not gone to shut them in when we did the fox would of made an attempt we turned the electric fence off too (because of my new puppy )so that will be going back on tommorow,i can not wait for it to get lighter in the evenings then at least the birds will see them coming Back to top Welsh Duck Joined: 18 Jul 2007 Posts: 1887 Location: Herefordshire/Welsh Border Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 3:06 pm    Post subject: Ducks don't tend to recognise danger. I think its because they are so used to domestic dogs wandering around them Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> Pests and Predators All times are GMT + 1 Hour Page 1 of 1 Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group