I have 6 ducks and something is attacking them at night, do racoons attack and kill ducks??

Answer 1

racoons are known to attack ducks, chickens, and even cats and dogs....also some bigger dogs will attack ducks and chickens

Answer 2

YES, it could be a 'coon or two working together, depending on what part of the country that you live. Foxes, coyotes, dogs, and cats will go after the ducks, in our region. I've even seen an Owl hunting the ponds and lakes at night, and an Owl will attack a duck, for a food source. Funny as this sounds, a Bass(largemouth) will try to eat "ducklings" and during the "spawn" they will attack anything near their nest, even an adult duck. Try putting your ducks in a closed-in pen at night, and look for any signs of an animal near the shoreline and near your duck's nest, or where they "roost" at night, that will give you an idea of what is hunting your ducks....
Good Luck with this dilema.....

Answer 3

i don't know but my old boss had ducks and he seemed to believe that a racoon attacked and killed one of his ducks when it was just a young one. for the most part, ducks can defend themselves from such threats once they have grown. where are they located and are they young ones? and if you really want to find out, you could always try and stay up to find out if they are doing so, if you have the time! but if they are young ones and caged u should get ones that are like chicken wired cages with very small holes because my boss had a dog cage and whatever was getting to them was able to reach in through and even pull on through the slits. if all else fails get a community of hunters and hunt these racoons down and start asking questions, lol j/k!!!

Answer 4

We live in southeast Tennessee. We had 2 white ducks and 2 brown ducks our daughter raised from babies. We let them loose in my neighbors 1 acre pond, fed them duck food for a month. Two nights ago the two white ones disappeared. Found traces of feathers along the banks, but nothing else. Our neighbors own two great danes. Could they, being friendly dogs caught them and hauled them off to eat them? Any answer would be appreciated. We have coyotes around the area and woods close by. Thanks for any info.

Answer 5

My friends parents have ducks and they would find dead ones now and then. They found out it was a large snapping turtle in the pond that was killing them. So that's a possibility too.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

i don't think so. raccons are known for getting into your garbage and tearing things up and making a mess. but they aren't really predators. however, you could have a bobcat, a fox, stray cat or dog, if there is a lake or good sized pond anywhere a gator. i say if you want to keep your ducks safe lock them up somewhere safe.

Answer 8

Could be raccoons, Fox, stray dogs or stray cats.

If possible start locking them up at night. They will keep coming until they are all gone.

Answer 9

not usually....fisher cats, coyotes...anything carnivorous will though...check out what animals in your neighborhood would do that online and look for some tactics to keep them away from your house. Goodluck!

Answer 10

depends on where u live, In Central Texas. It's Coyotes.