A sad day had come, one I never wanted to face.

[CaliFarmsAR]

November 25, 2022

Rest In Peace Kevin Potawatomi.

Kevin, know that raising you was one of the greatest things I’ve done in my life, I love telling people the story about you, it was a risky journey for sure, but by God’s grace, He let you live. From the day you hatched, I feared losing you and that day has come too soon. There is no other bird that can take your place, there was only one of you.
Favor and I miss you more then anything and it is hard going out and you no being by her side. I miss all your little sounds you made, I miss seeing your beautiful, bright, and cheerful colors that made me so happy on the days I was feeling down, and I miss your sweet/funny personality. You will always be greatly missed by Favor, my family, and I.

For those who don’t know, Kevin Potawatomi was a wood duck who was hatched on April 22, 2022. He was 1/27 who lived and I prayed every morning that God would let at least one live and that prayer was answered.

He was such a character.
He, first of all, absolutely loved his girls big His mate was a black and white Muscovy, whose name is Favor. He was always by her side and never left it, if they were apart, something was wrong and everyone in my family knew it.
He knew is name and you could call him and he’d come with Favor at his side. He loved attention and knew he was all that in a bag of chips, probably because everyone told him it often.
A protector he was, he’d fight and chase off other drakes who came close to Favor, no matter their size.
Also, they absolutely loved eating human food, I could walk out with anything and they would both be right there begging for me to share.
A lot of the time it would be dried fruit, cheese, meat, etc. and they always got a little bit of whatever it was. I absolutely loved talking to him, you could say “Hello Kevin” and he’d make his cute little sounds in reply.

He was definitely a huge gift and I’m blessed that I was a friend to this little bird.
Favor and him opened a door to the world of ducks, I was able to get close to them and watch the interactions between these birds, watch them bathe in water closely, etc.

You will always and forever be in my heart, Kevin.

Kevin and Favor, the inseparable pair

Kevin standing on a scale to see how big he has gotten

After a rainy day, he was preening himself

Standing in the palm of my hand, he was definitely a friend of mine

A picture that I absolutely love, he was always photogenic and posed perfect for me
Him fluffing his head feathers, I always loved this, but then again, there wasn’t anything I didn’t love about him

Him with string cheese hanging out of his mouth, he loved his cheese

 

[Callender Girl]

What an amazing life Kevin had and with an amazing person whose life will always be better because of the time spent with him. He was absolutely BEAUTIFUL and will be missed so much by you, your family and Favor.

My sincerest condolences. Thank you for sharing his photos and his story.

 

[N F C]

I'm sorry for your loss. From what you've shared, he was a handsome dude with a lot of personality. You have some wonderful photos of Kevin.

 

[21hens-incharge]

I am so sorry for your loss. He was incredibly handsome and full of personality.

 

[Hip Hillbilly Acres]

H was too stinkin' handsome. Were you able to get any ducklings from him?

 

[SmiYa0126]

What a gorgeous duck. I'm so sorry for the loss of Kevin

 

[TwoCrows]

Always heartbreaking to lose our babies, I am so sorry.

 

[MGG]

November 25, 2022

Rest In Peace Kevin Potawatomi.

Kevin, know that raising you was one of the greatest things I’ve done in my life, I love telling people the story about you, it was a risky journey for sure, but by God’s grace, He let you live. From the day you hatched, I feared losing you and that day has come too soon. There is no other bird that can take your place, there was only one of you.
Favor and I miss you more then anything and it is hard going out and you no being by her side. I miss all your little sounds you made, I miss seeing your beautiful, bright, and cheerful colors that made me so happy on the days I was feeling down, and I miss your sweet/funny personality. You will always be greatly missed by Favor, my family, and I.

For those who don’t know, Kevin Potawatomi was a wood duck who was hatched on April 22, 2022. He was 1/27 who lived and I prayed every morning that God would let at least one live and that prayer was answered.

He was such a character.
He, first of all, absolutely loved his girls big His mate was a black and white Muscovy, whose name is Favor. He was always by her side and never left it, if they were apart, something was wrong and everyone in my family knew it.
He knew is name and you could call him and he’d come with Favor at his side. He loved attention and knew he was all that in a bag of chips, probably because everyone told him it often.
A protector he was, he’d fight and chase off other drakes who came close to Favor, no matter their size.
Also, they absolutely loved eating human food, I could walk out with anything and they would both be right there begging for me to share.
A lot of the time it would be dried fruit, cheese, meat, etc. and they always got a little bit of whatever it was. I absolutely loved talking to him, you could say “Hello Kevin” and he’d make his cute little sounds in reply.

He was definitely a huge gift and I’m blessed that I was a friend to this little bird.
Favor and him opened a door to the world of ducks, I was able to get close to them and watch the interactions between these birds, watch them bathe in water closely, etc.

You will always and forever be in my heart, Kevin.

Kevin and Favor, the inseparable pair
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Kevin standing on a scale to see how big he has gotten View attachment 3348781
After a rainy day, he was preening himselfView attachment 3348783
Standing in the palm of my hand, he was definitely a friend of mine View attachment 3348785
A picture that I absolutely love, he was always photogenic and posed perfect for me
Him fluffing his head feathers, I always loved this, but then again, there wasn’t anything I didn’t love about himView attachment 3348797
Him with string cheese hanging out of his mouth, he loved his cheeseView attachment 3348796

I'm so so sorry about Kevin.
Let me know if you decide you want that pair in the future.

Do you know what happened to him?

 

[CaliFarmsAR]

I'm so so sorry about Kevin.
Let me know if you decide you want that pair in the future.

Do you know what happened to him?

Thank you. No we don’t, I’ve had something killing my birds, set a trap and nothing. I’ve lost over 12 birds to whatever it is.

 

[Fwoof]

November 25, 2022

Rest In Peace Kevin Potawatomi.

Kevin, know that raising you was one of the greatest things I’ve done in my life, I love telling people the story about you, it was a risky journey for sure, but by God’s grace, He let you live. From the day you hatched, I feared losing you and that day has come too soon. There is no other bird that can take your place, there was only one of you.
Favor and I miss you more then anything and it is hard going out and you no being by her side. I miss all your little sounds you made, I miss seeing your beautiful, bright, and cheerful colors that made me so happy on the days I was feeling down, and I miss your sweet/funny personality. You will always be greatly missed by Favor, my family, and I.

For those who don’t know, Kevin Potawatomi was a wood duck who was hatched on April 22, 2022. He was 1/27 who lived and I prayed every morning that God would let at least one live and that prayer was answered.

He was such a character.
He, first of all, absolutely loved his girls big His mate was a black and white Muscovy, whose name is Favor. He was always by her side and never left it, if they were apart, something was wrong and everyone in my family knew it.
He knew is name and you could call him and he’d come with Favor at his side. He loved attention and knew he was all that in a bag of chips, probably because everyone told him it often.
A protector he was, he’d fight and chase off other drakes who came close to Favor, no matter their size.
Also, they absolutely loved eating human food, I could walk out with anything and they would both be right there begging for me to share.
A lot of the time it would be dried fruit, cheese, meat, etc. and they always got a little bit of whatever it was. I absolutely loved talking to him, you could say “Hello Kevin” and he’d make his cute little sounds in reply.

He was definitely a huge gift and I’m blessed that I was a friend to this little bird.
Favor and him opened a door to the world of ducks, I was able to get close to them and watch the interactions between these birds, watch them bathe in water closely, etc.

You will always and forever be in my heart, Kevin.

Kevin and Favor, the inseparable pair
View attachment 3348791
View attachment 3348782
Kevin standing on a scale to see how big he has gotten View attachment 3348781
After a rainy day, he was preening himselfView attachment 3348783
Standing in the palm of my hand, he was definitely a friend of mine View attachment 3348785
A picture that I absolutely love, he was always photogenic and posed perfect for me
Him fluffing his head feathers, I always loved this, but then again, there wasn’t anything I didn’t love about himView attachment 3348797
Him with string cheese hanging out of his mouth, he loved his cheeseView attachment 3348796

I'm so sorry for your loss.
My heart goes out to you on your loss of your dear Kevin, you perfectly expressed how much you loved him. May he rest in peace.