| CPC A01K 31/14 (2013.01) [A01M 29/30 (2013.01); A01K 2227/30 (2013.01)] | 13 Claims |
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1. A biodegradable duck nesting system mountable in the ground, comprising:
a first member having an upper end portion and an opposing lower end portion and defining a hollow interior therebetween, wherein the first member is made of a smooth, slippery polymeric material;
a second member having opposite end portions, wherein one of the second member end portions extends into the hollow interior of the first member and the another of the second member end portions is fixable in a predetermined distance into a horizontal surface for enabling the first member to be oriented vertically relative to the horizontal surface;
a biodegradable enclosure defining an interior space sized for enabling at least two ducks to nest and raise their fledglings therein, wherein the enclosure comprises:
an upper housing portion defining an aperture sized and configured to permit a duck to pass therethrough, the upper housing portion including a roof removably securable to the upper end portion of the first member, and
a lower housing portion including a floor that is removably secured to the first member and spaced from the upper end portion of the first member; and
a predator prevention member spaced between the horizontal surface and the enclosure, wherein the predator prevention member defines a central aperture dimensioned and configured for passing the first member therethrough, wherein the predator prevention member includes a peripheral end portion extending a predetermined distance radially outwardly from the central aperture, to prevent predators from contacting the enclosure.
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