Anyone raise ducks? Looking for some mobile pest eaters that wont dig up the garden like the chickens? My wife is not happy with the chickens and the damage they do.
We get our training, hunt test, and field trial ducks from Jim:
Jim Olmsted, Foggy Ridge Gamebird Farm
213 Highland Rd., Warren, ME 04864
(207) 273-2357 Fax: (207) 273-3263
Great guy. They are constantly travelling delivering birds so he could most likely arrange a convenient meeting spot and time if you didn't want to drive to him. Give him a call.
Have you tried correcting the chickens' behavior with signage?
Serious question: Do ducks feed the same way? I picture the pecking being the best way to get at small bugs like ticks. Duck bills just don't look effective.