Re: Geese

From: Debra Schwinn (dmschwinn_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 12/27/04 

Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 09:40:45 -0800

On 27 Dec 2004 08:21:10 -0800, TiaLD77 <teedle77@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Thank you Deb!
> I had not thought about checking out the feed store.
> Will Ducks & Geese swim through drain pipes if they are large enough?
> I know about chickens & flower beds It was my job to try & keep them
> out of my moms when I was little!

If my ducks had an area that they could duck their heads down and swim
through, they would. Especially in the hot afternoon sun, talk about a
treat to be able to be in the water and be in cool shade. Yes, it will
probably become their favorite spot.
>
> Ducks I am not sure about. I have Neighbor kids that think the creek is
> a free for all play area I was hoping the Geese would be large & Noisy
> enough deterent to keep them from crossing the fence into my yard &
> part of the creek. I am Afriad Ducks would attract more....

Yes, unfortunately ducks are cute and attract all kinds of attention.

I have
> posted the property, Spoke to the Kids, & contacted the police to no
> avail at this point.

Why not try some electric fencing to keep the kids out. A couple strands,
one higher and one lower, would do the trick.

I think I have been labeled the neighborhood
> Crumudgeon aka old Bat even though I am only 27 LOL

LOL! Right there with you (only not quite the babe you are
anymore...38). After the 3rd attack on my chickens, I told the neighbor
that I would shoot her dogs if I felt they were getting too close to my
property. Then one day her kids were out looking for their dog because it
had run away. I was outside and they came up and asked if I had seen it
because some mean neighbor would shoot it if it was loose (no, I did not
shoot it). Made me feel bad, but I haven't had anymore massacres since.
Better this way than to come home from work and see a yard full of bloody
feathers and chicken remains scattered everywhere.

> Thank you,
> Tia
>

Good luck...(oh, the electric fence keeps the neighboring dogs at bay also) 

-- 
Deb
Double D Homestead
Fresh Eggs from Free Range Chickens

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