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[Florida chick]

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[hencackle]

That's just sick. I'm torn between getting the news media involved or not because I'm worried that there will be more copycat mutilations by other depraved people that don't know what to do with their free time and weren't "creative" enough to come with this.

I'm so sorry about this happening to your ducks.

 

[Wildsky]

I'd like to see the pics.

And I think you should email them to a news station.

Are you in florida?

 

[kayri]

I am so sorry Florida Chick. Those poor ducks. I don't even know how to begin to get around your problem. Don't know if you can make it known locally to your neighbors, how this distresses you and maybe let the word get around.

Or if it is that rural, how you feel about people mutilating your food. . .

 

[WriterofWords]

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Chick, I live in rural NM, I do understand. We are cut off from the rest of the County by two different mountain ranges, the closest city is in another state. If the locals won't take you seriously then you need to call your State Police and request an officer come to you and take a report. They cannot say no. Threaten to call the media in, make your report, then call the media anyway and just ask them if they know of this happening anywhere else near you. Tell them you are concerned about the animals around you, not only yours, but others. If this has happened to someone else and they reported it to the media then they will know it's not a one time thing. If you don't do it and no one else has either, then the next person it happens to might not file a report or call the media either thinking that they are alone in this.
Remember, most child molesters and killers get their start abusing animals.
Make a difference when you can.

 

[lacyloo]

oh man ------ &@#$#!%% , how could someone doe that ? omg. I would prefered them to kill the ducks dot hack of there wing to suffer, wow.. I would definatly pen them up. where in fla, do you live ?

 

[hypnofrogstevie]

how far are the ducks from your house? you may have to set up survvailance cameras or something. They are lucky I am not there. I would have taken them out or beat the living daylights out of them. I am very protective of my animals. you should have seen what I did to one guy who threatened to shoot my dog while the dog was doing nothing but sitting on my porch.

 

[MaransGuy]

Just a thought here. Is there anything specifically making you sure it was humans that took the ducks and not a predator? I ask for a couple of reasons. First, If a person wanted to steal the birds I would think that they would take them quite a distance away. Far enough that you would not hear them and potentially find them. If that was the case, the birds, especially with mangled wings, would not be able to make it back to your property. Secondly, while I do understand about red-neck mentality and the lack of logic, it does not make sense that they would mutilate the wings instead of just outright killing them for food or other purpose. If they were just wanting them to stay put and were trying to "clip" the wings, it takes me back to my first point. Why would they steal the birds and keep them close enough to you that they could walk back home? And, why take some but release the others?

I'm sure that this is tremendously traumatic for you and the birds, but to me, it sounds like a very typical predator (i.e. coyote pack) attack. The missing birds are either dead or scattered quite far away. Those that were wounded, but managed to escape, made their way back home. When birds are trying to fly away from a predator the wings are one of the easiest parts to grab and can sustain the most damage. I had a similar situation last year when something got to my birds when they had not been put up by dark. Most of the flock was dead in the yard, but several were missing, some were wounded terribly and had to be killed. Out of all the missing ones, a couple returned the next day. Chickens are not as good of flyers as mucoveys so wound up being killed while still in the yard. That same summer a friend had a predator attack in her yard while she was at work. Her neighbors heard all of her ducks scatter but did not see what it was. Most came back but the muscoveys never returned.

I understand that you have 9 dogs and that makes me think coyote even more. Most people, redneck included, would be afraid to enter property guarded by dogs. While dogs can be a deterrent to predators, coyotes are especially vigilant and will watch and wait until the opportune moment to strike. They would be more likely to risk an attempt on the birds than humans would be.

I'm not ruling out the possibility of humans being involved but know how easy it is to get upset and find it difficult to look at things objectively in that kind of situation. Whatever it was, I wish you well and hope there is no repeat. Unfortunately, if it was a predator, they will be back soon since they know a meal is at hand.

Richard

 

[Florida chick]

Thank you Richard, but I will post pics tomorrow. Coyotes can't CUT wings. ITs obvious that a human is what took these birds and actually cut straight lines all the way across the wings.

We have Great Pyrenees and have NEVER had any issues with Coyotes since their arrival. I am now very uneasy feeling and will def keep a gun handy.
My best guess is the ducks that made it back got lose.??? No clue.

 

[lacyloo]

true florida chick, but he is right who ever or what ever doing it is very stubid. If its an animal its oretty darn stubid to leave a good piece of duck meat just to cut of his wings,
if its a peron they are very ignorent and have no sense of compassion. But the culprit knows that they would come back to you.