Any Hope??

[TheMallardDuck]

How long should I keep an eye out for him? Some cases, ducks returned after a day, others after months.

 

[Miss Lydia]

No one can say for sure. Hopefully you’ll just walk outside one day and there he will be!

 

[Isaac 0]

I've had some of my Mallard's go missing, there is no way of telling when they will be back, usually, they come back at the most unexpected time.

 

[TheMallardDuck]

Well I will hope for the best everyone, thank you for all the advice even if I can’t carry it out. I will definitely keep an eye out for that sneaky drake and if I find him, clip goes those wings. If I don’t see him, I know that he’s out there somewhere.

 

[Isaac 0]

Let us know if he comes back!

 

[sehfergy]

My male mallard duck flew away yesterday morning. We went to find him but couldn’t, after over 8 hours of finding him we found him at the local car park. He was under a car. He wasn’t damaged and the local police got a broom and poked him out, he then flew even further away into a nearby pond. We cannot enter the area as it is blocked by gates and is trespassing to enter. We raised him since he was a baby and we bonded very well. I think he was hiding in some trees in the area with the pond. Will he ever return? The 2 female ducks don’t seem to mind but it’s heartbreaking to let go of a creature that was raised since birth. Is there any chance he would come back?

oh no! i’m so sorry, i hope he comes back, it seems like it is certainly a good possibility, though.

i don’t know if this is the right time to suggest this so i apologize if it feels not good: we have for this very reason chosen non-flying breeds (black & blue swedish, cayuga), that is something to think about for keeping ducks in the future, maybe?

i’m sorry for your loss. we have lost several chickens & ducks to various things over the years & it is very sad. i hope he comes home.

 

[sehfergy]

Yes..Try it? Might work?..Mallards come here to get my Call hens each spring and my Drake tries to leave too..

this is an excellent suggestion

 

[TheMallardDuck]

Does anybody know how long Mallards can survive without food? I’m very sure he has water available in the wild and he does forage for bugs clearly as the holes made in my garden but would this be enough food to keep him alive? I’ve also heard they suffer from loneliness so I hope he finds another duck somewhere.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I have no doubt he can find food. It won’t be like when he was with you since we tend to spoil out birds but especially if he has water he should find snails and bugs and other things to eat.

 

[Isaac 0]

Mallards are very good forager's, they retain a lot of instincts of their wild ancestors. He should be fine, I would be concerned about predators though.