Jarvis 277 Posted April 16, 2018 Report Share Posted April 16, 2018 The first of new the duck tubes I’ve made up. My mate has them on his shoot and has had Fantastic results so I’m going to give them a try on ours. Just need to sort some lengths of scaffolding now to sit them on in the water and they’ll be up and running! I’ll get some pictures up when they are in position. 3 Quote Link to post
Born Hunter 17,768 Posted April 30, 2018 Report Share Posted April 30, 2018 I've just knocked a couple of these up myself yesterday. Didn't take any pictures. Very similar design only I constricted the entrance a bit by shaping the wire and blocked off one end. I made it into a raft by screwing 18" length logs at either end then hoyed them into the bulrushes. Just read that ducks won't take nesting material in themselves so I'll have to nip down and stuff them with more straw. I'm quite keen to get a dozen put in if they are going to be worth while. these couple are just experimental. Anybody else had experience with these? Quote Link to post
Jarvis 277 Posted April 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2018 I’m going to be putting these on scaffold poles driven into the ponds with the leg you can see in picture slotted into the top of the scaffold pole. So they are elevated out of the water but most importantly up and out the way from predation and I will be able to see from the bank if they are being used. Quote Link to post
the monkey 338 Posted May 1, 2018 Report Share Posted May 1, 2018 These work really well we put seven out and all seven were used some on poles ,others in trees on the islands Quote Link to post
albifrons 13 Posted May 2, 2018 Report Share Posted May 2, 2018 Hope you have better luck than us. Insalled 6 two years ago and had nothing so far, but we hope it will happen one day. Quote Link to post
Jarvis 277 Posted May 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2018 4 hours ago, albifrons said: Hope you have better luck than us. Insalled 6 two years ago and had nothing so far, but we hope it will happen one day. My mate swears by his! He got 52 eggs out of just two of his last year. Even the local parish council where he lives have asked if he’ll put one on the village pond for them! Quote Link to post
wilbur foxhound 480 Posted May 5, 2018 Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 I put some up in our ponds don’t no if there getting used as I stay out of the way mines aren’t as high out of the water as the ones in the pictures,but if you don’t try you’ll never no Quote Link to post
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