Well.. I came home yesterday and out of 13 adults I have 5.
I let the ducks out that morning because it was flooding and I wanted them to have acess to the barn where they could stay dry.
i went out to check on everyone and couldnt find anybody. Started my search, found Bertha, my buff cross girl. Put her under the barn where she could stay warm whil I looked for the others. I found one scovie baby girl in a neighbors pond. I went back to my house to get some feed. Thats when I found it. The white feathers taht looked like they had been plucked. Then I found them.
Spotacus my indian runner drake with his throat ripped out, in my yard. Then I found Astro, Mousse ( both who where broody and have nests due this week) and Zorro, my young male. Dead. Played with. Throats ripped out but not eaten.The dogs who had done the deed where looking at me and wagging their tails, thinking i was going toplay with them.
By this time I was screaming and crying. My heart breaking. I went and got some corn and fetched the scovie girl out of the neighbors pond. He came home while I was climbing his fence and told me the others were down the road.
Please remember that the fields are flooded and the storm drains are like mini whirlpools. Its pouring rain and we are all soaked through.
So I run over there and find my 9 other scovie babies, My adult scovie girl, Catfish, Bandit , and Smudge.
I try and heard them across teh ditch ( which was swollen). I got the ten babies over, the scovie flew home when I flapped at her.
Then I had to watch as my three adults were sucked into the storm drain. I ran to the other side and it was under water. Submerged. They only had one way in and one way out. I couldnt help it but start screaming to my mom who was trying to help me. I thought they were going to drown in there since the current was so strong.
I herded the Scovies across the street and partway into my yard while my mom watched the drain. Catfish and Smudge came out and I had to chase them around some plants ans trees before i could catch them. I looked for bandit but she still hadnt come out. And to make it worse the scovies were comming back over. So I hand catfish to my mom while I held Smudge and try to herd the babies back to across the road and to our back pasture.
My mom goes ahead with catfish , bothof us bawling, and puts catfish in the pen while I try to heard the scovies to our yard, still.
She starts screaming because the barn door shut on her. Ever since she came face to face with a 6ft moccasin. SO she is panicing and screaming to be let out. I had to run with a duck under my arm and let the scovies go.
I let my mom out of the barn and put Smudge in the pen with the now awaiting catfish. I look back and the scovies are swimming across the ditsh, headed back for the road.
So I sprinted across the field and ended up slipping on the concrete when I didnt see the ditch. i took off half of a toe nail as well as scrapped up my face and legs.
I get to the scovies nd ehre a welcome sound. Bandit had made it out of the storm drain.
So Now I had to heard them once again across the road, the babies following bandit.
I got them all safe and sound. But by then it was pitch black and still raining. I had to run and get my mud boots from the other end of the field as well as my jacket.
So... when I woke up yesterday I had 13 adults that where a permenant part of my heart and my ten scovie babies.
Now I have ten safe scovies. 5 Safe adults, and four missing.
The four missing are the oldest of my flock and are the orgin of what I have.. had today.
I can always rebuild my flock with some of the 16 ducklings i have. But that still doesnt change the fact that Ive lost so many. My heart is broken and I cant go 20 minutes without crying. I couldnt even go to school today.
When I went out this morning to look at the evidence. Durring my running around i had found an egg outside of the pen. It was crushed and bloody and there was a chick inside.
When I looked in the box that Mousse had been nesting in I saw the eggs out of the nest and feathers. Meaning the dogs had come into my pen and dragged her off the nest.
I know its my fault for leaving the gate open. I know its not the dogs fault that they followed their instincts.
Im just.. devastated. Im torn and no one here understands. Im getting lectured because i didnt go to school today. My grandpa wont stop telling me hiow and why i should have gone to school and that i need to stop being soft and staying home. I came home one day last week because I snapped in school. I almost got suspended.
But... I wish I was home now, looking for my missing ducks. I dont know what ill do if they dont come home.
R.I.P
Zorro, My handsome boy , only 4 months old
Astro, My new Mama, 7 months old
Mousse, My sassy little brat , 7 months old
Spotacus, My Gentle, Funny boy, 8 months old
I let the ducks out that morning because it was flooding and I wanted them to have acess to the barn where they could stay dry.
i went out to check on everyone and couldnt find anybody. Started my search, found Bertha, my buff cross girl. Put her under the barn where she could stay warm whil I looked for the others. I found one scovie baby girl in a neighbors pond. I went back to my house to get some feed. Thats when I found it. The white feathers taht looked like they had been plucked. Then I found them.
Spotacus my indian runner drake with his throat ripped out, in my yard. Then I found Astro, Mousse ( both who where broody and have nests due this week) and Zorro, my young male. Dead. Played with. Throats ripped out but not eaten.The dogs who had done the deed where looking at me and wagging their tails, thinking i was going toplay with them.
By this time I was screaming and crying. My heart breaking. I went and got some corn and fetched the scovie girl out of the neighbors pond. He came home while I was climbing his fence and told me the others were down the road.
Please remember that the fields are flooded and the storm drains are like mini whirlpools. Its pouring rain and we are all soaked through.
So I run over there and find my 9 other scovie babies, My adult scovie girl, Catfish, Bandit , and Smudge.
I try and heard them across teh ditch ( which was swollen). I got the ten babies over, the scovie flew home when I flapped at her.
Then I had to watch as my three adults were sucked into the storm drain. I ran to the other side and it was under water. Submerged. They only had one way in and one way out. I couldnt help it but start screaming to my mom who was trying to help me. I thought they were going to drown in there since the current was so strong.
I herded the Scovies across the street and partway into my yard while my mom watched the drain. Catfish and Smudge came out and I had to chase them around some plants ans trees before i could catch them. I looked for bandit but she still hadnt come out. And to make it worse the scovies were comming back over. So I hand catfish to my mom while I held Smudge and try to herd the babies back to across the road and to our back pasture.
My mom goes ahead with catfish , bothof us bawling, and puts catfish in the pen while I try to heard the scovies to our yard, still.
She starts screaming because the barn door shut on her. Ever since she came face to face with a 6ft moccasin. SO she is panicing and screaming to be let out. I had to run with a duck under my arm and let the scovies go.
I let my mom out of the barn and put Smudge in the pen with the now awaiting catfish. I look back and the scovies are swimming across the ditsh, headed back for the road.
So I sprinted across the field and ended up slipping on the concrete when I didnt see the ditch. i took off half of a toe nail as well as scrapped up my face and legs.
I get to the scovies nd ehre a welcome sound. Bandit had made it out of the storm drain.
So Now I had to heard them once again across the road, the babies following bandit.
I got them all safe and sound. But by then it was pitch black and still raining. I had to run and get my mud boots from the other end of the field as well as my jacket.
So... when I woke up yesterday I had 13 adults that where a permenant part of my heart and my ten scovie babies.
Now I have ten safe scovies. 5 Safe adults, and four missing.
The four missing are the oldest of my flock and are the orgin of what I have.. had today.
I can always rebuild my flock with some of the 16 ducklings i have. But that still doesnt change the fact that Ive lost so many. My heart is broken and I cant go 20 minutes without crying. I couldnt even go to school today.
When I went out this morning to look at the evidence. Durring my running around i had found an egg outside of the pen. It was crushed and bloody and there was a chick inside.
When I looked in the box that Mousse had been nesting in I saw the eggs out of the nest and feathers. Meaning the dogs had come into my pen and dragged her off the nest.
I know its my fault for leaving the gate open. I know its not the dogs fault that they followed their instincts.
Im just.. devastated. Im torn and no one here understands. Im getting lectured because i didnt go to school today. My grandpa wont stop telling me hiow and why i should have gone to school and that i need to stop being soft and staying home. I came home one day last week because I snapped in school. I almost got suspended.
But... I wish I was home now, looking for my missing ducks. I dont know what ill do if they dont come home.
R.I.P
Zorro, My handsome boy , only 4 months old
Astro, My new Mama, 7 months old
Mousse, My sassy little brat , 7 months old
Spotacus, My Gentle, Funny boy, 8 months old
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