The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: Chris H on March 05, 2017, 04:38:22 pm
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Does anyone know if an Otter will kill a full size duck?
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Yes they will,
I reared 80 mallard on the shoot two seasons ago.
Lost about 9 to an otter.
Even though it was fox proof the otter came up a small stream and swam under the mesh into the pond.
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An otter took two of my hens, a Sussex and Cream Legbar, I caught it twice in a live capture trap but let it go as they are a protected species, they are a lot bigger close up than you'd first think.
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Yes easily - I once saw and otter kill a full grown greylag goose - a duck would be nothing to them