Last year my 3 pekin ducks were killed by something. Their heads were missing, bodies left intact. They were in a mesh pen 3 feet tall by my irrigation ditch. I assume it was a skunk or racoon based on the feet prints
. What else would take the heads and leave the bodies? Im in the country with...
My hen is gone. She is free range in the country with another hen and 2 ducks. The others came back to the coop in the evening and one hen didnt. I searched the yard, no feathers indicating a struggle. We have coyotes, skunks, racoons, weasels, hawks, and owls, but during the day I wouldnt...
My full grown male Appleyard duck is breathing through his mouth and making a hoarse noise when he exhales. I dont see anything blocking his nostrils or tracheal opening. This just started tonight. I wonder if he ate something that scratched his throat or inhaled something.