East entrance to house with part of kitchen garden
"little" ducks & chicks moved outside on May 7...you can see the male duck watching them
"little" ducks & chicks in their temporary enlosure in the orchard
Unfortunately, Mr. Big Duck paid a price for his curiosity…he was so drawn to the females that he would not go into his house at night. (We had been locking him up with the big chickens in their mobile coop.) One morning we went out and he had disappeared…except for 3 feathers. Our neighbor says it was most likely a fox.
Poor Mr. Big Duck
I’ve heard that some human hair hung on the fence in bits of stocking (salvaged from your next haircut or the local salon) deters foxes as it marks the territory as yours. May look a little strange to the neighbours but it’s worth a shot for the safety of Mr. Big Duck II
Comment by Zoe — August 10, 2010 @ 1:54 am