On 23/5/05 17:08, in article ,
"andrew fox" wrote:

we have a pond we have nesting park ducks living in
the first few eggs were taken by the crow who lives in a tree at the
bottom the garden, it was messy and he ate them in the bird bath, well
he eats everything there, it looks likea scene from ER most of the time
but now 2 and then 4 eggs have just clean dissappeared , no debris and
shell anywhere in the bird bath area.
could the crow have changed its modus operandi or is there likely to be
another culprit, the eggs have gone in broad daylight, surley not a cat
or a fox?
on both heists not all the eggs have gone
and today she laid a small bantam size egg and was very distressed at
loosing 4 eggs
and is there anything we can do to help Matilda (the duck)
if you want any more info mail me

cheers andrew

Squirrels and rats will take eggs as will things like stoats. Foxes would
take the whole duck, too. You could try putting some wire netting across
the pond to contain her in one area and then some of that very light weight
plastic netting over that for a while.
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
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