This happened several years ago and that duck has passed. She did not pass away from the attack though. The mink certainly did scare her and she was shocky for a couple days but she recovered. I hope yours does well, too.
I'm so sorry for your little ducky. We had a mink come into our yard and kill our beloved Lola. I will never forget it. I didn't even know we had minks until the devastation. Minx are opportunistic hunters and kill just for the fun of it. They will attack an animal and just drink the blood and...
I have been using a dawn to dust door for many years. My ducks sleep in a nice shed converted to a duck house and it has a secure run, too. My run is made out of large dog crates that were fitted together to make one long run. They are very heavy but I'm sure if something was very interested in...
I took a screen clip of her behavior and uploaded it to you tube. This site wont let me upload until they review it. It will be good for the vet to see if I decide to take her in. The nest cam is a great tool!
A picture would not show much, just her laying in the corner of her bed. I have a nest cam and can track and review her movement. There is not much to view. She just drags her self over to the water and feed.
My Welsh Harlequin is 7mth old and unable to stand at all. She is one of four backyard ducks. One 2 yr old Cayuga male, One Cayuga hen, Welsh Harlequin Drake and Hen, they are all 7 mths. old. This week (3 days ago) our pond melted and they were all out in the yard playing in the water. They...