Call Duck Drake Flew Away??

[MrsChickyFarmer]

Long story short, I came home from a trip to the store to put my birds in and I checked on them to make sure they were all there as we had just recently added to our flock, 2 call duck hens and a drake. But he seems to have flown the coop. The bird houses are caged off with a height of around 7ft and is open at the top. They were all getting along pretty well and I am worried he might have flown out and was not able to get back in to his hens. Has anyone had this happen? Did your call duck come back? I am hoping he is around and will show up tomorrow

 

[MrsChickyFarmer]

OMG! I am sooo happy right now! I glanced out the window and there he was!! Wattling around by the bird pen! he came back to his girls THUNDER IS HOME!! They're all happily quacking together now that he's back

I'm so happy to have him back
Thanks @Miss Lydia@minihorse927@RavynFallen
For all the support!

 

[MrsChickyFarmer]

I haven't had the chance to get any pictures yet! Sorry! I've been kind of running around like a chicken with its head lopped off lol I hope this suffices! For now atleast!

That's Grady in the back right
My female blue fawn Lightning on the left and black bibbed female Little Lady beside her

Lightning and Little Lady are Thunders girls
And I hope to post a pic of Thunder soon!

 

[minihorse927]

You will be surprised at how long they can be gone and still return unscathed. I actually just had a Cockerel return the day before yesterday that had been missing for 4 days. I had been looking non-stop for him as he was free-ranging so I figured he had decided to sleep in the bushes instead of the Pen but never found him. Since he was all white with black spots I figured he had been eaten because he was a easily seen Target. The day before yesterday he suddenly appeared right before dark out of the woods and into the pen on his own. I don't know where he was but he came back clean and uninjured. The only thing I could see was he was dehydrated

 

[Ravynscroft]

Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst... a couple months ago I would have sworn any Call that went out of our yard and didn't return within 5 mins was a write off... Dex proved me wrong for sure... and we know he was grabbed by a predator, luckily his injuries were superficial...

 

[MrsChickyFarmer]

Awesome news! Get netting over the pen quick!!!

Yes for sure!

 

[MrsChickyFarmer]

@MrsChickyFarmer
   You have a beautiful flock there. I am so happy Thunder came back and they are happy.

I clip my Scovy ducks wings every fall after molt. I hate to do it but I know it's the only way to keep them home and safe. 

Thank you I didn't want to clip my duckies either but I don't need them flying off and getting lost wandering too far or getting attacked and/or eaten

 

[MrsChickyFarmer]

Thanks yes actually lol little lady as you recognized is at the front there and yes she is blue! My apologies lol all my call ducks are of blue undertone Except Grady! Our new additions are the second and third behind little lady. No names yet, still trying to figure those two out. I have to agree with you, pictures don't do birds justice! I hope to post more, I seem to forget my phone everytime I'm out there with the birdies. I do plan to share more. I can't wait til Spring I hope to have some little duckies to share pictures of! .....I'm going to have to talk to my husband about expanding lol

 

[minihorse927]

I have had them fly out and them hide for the night. Another member here I believe had one attacked and packed off but he returned a couple days later running down the road.

I would suggest getting some netting for the top of your pen for future incidents.

@RavynFallen

 

[MrsChickyFarmer]

Thanks for the fast reply!! I am glad to hear that there's a possibility that he could be wattling around tomorrow! I really hope so! His girls are probably wondering where he's gone to. We will be netting the top to avoid this problem in the future I think as I'm not sure I want to trim their feathers

Thanks for making me feel a little better!