best size run for ducks

karlooben · « **Reply #15 on:** January 04, 2009, 19:44 »

i dont know if they do , i have a massive common pond at the end of my road that i know like the back of my hand and i have never seen any of the ducks there take fish at all unles they take small fry , even though i work with the swan sanctuary on a call out basis i still could not tell u the answer .

Vember · « **Reply #16 on:** January 04, 2009, 19:57 »

Quote from: "Foxy"

Gorgeous video Vember! How happy your ducks look I am very interested in how you manage to keep some grass around the paddling pool? At the moment mine have a huge run -and only a small but deep tray, all the grass around the tray has gone and very muddy -although the run is OK. the mud has now turned to ice and the poor things were skating on it :shock:

It was filmed in september "ish" lacking in the grass department now

About twice a year I sprinkle a good layer of shell & grit round the outside.
That way I know they're getting it and it makes it look a bit less like a mud pool

Sarah

Kate and her Ducks · « **Reply #17 on:** January 04, 2009, 22:08 »

Quote from: "Matilda Hen"

Can I ask a really, really, really silly question? :oops:
Do ducks eat fish? I know, stupid question. But I have a fairly large fish pond, and we talked about getting some ducks, but could not decide if they would eat the fish. The local heron takes much delight in eating the fish and wondered if ducks would eat them as well. :oops: :oops:

Mine eat anything they can get hold of so I strongly suspect if you get ducks the fish won't last long at all! I think if you have a really large pond that is relatively deep so the fish can hide at the bottom then they might be able to co-exist. Wouldn't hold my breath though!

poultrygeist · « **Reply #18 on:** January 04, 2009, 22:35 »

Found a link about Pikes eating ducklings but couldn't find anything definitive regarding ducks eating fish.

I would imagine a chicken would eat one if it landed in front of it.

I know I would.

Rob

Kate and her Ducks · « **Reply #19 on:** January 04, 2009, 22:54 »

At one of the hospitals I worked at there was this amazing framed X-ray of a huge pike that one of the radiologists had caught and x-rayed for some reason. In it was a full skeleton of a duck! :shock:

poultrygeist · « **Reply #20 on:** January 05, 2009, 08:45 »

Nasty Pike ! :shock:

Molly Hen · « **Reply #21 on:** January 05, 2009, 09:20 »

hmm perhaps we will give the ducks a miss for the time being. Think we will let the fish get a bit bigger first.
Thanks for all the advise though.

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