Ducks disappeared!

[two j farm]

Red Tail Hawks? Coyotes, Foxes?

Very sorry for your losses. I do believe I'd keep the others locked up because what ever it was will be back they took the smallest first which was probably the easiest.

I live in Louisiana, we have all of them. Everyone is locked up. Even the chickens

 

[two j farm]

What breed are the ducks?

White layer female and Rouen male

 

[donkeydew2farms]

I feel for you sound like a fox. They will hunt during the day and they usually take two. I had my share of predators sorry for your lost.

 

[FortCluck]

I was wondering if they were muscovy.

I'm sorry for your loss Im thinking an air predator because there's no proof on the ground. Ground predators tend to leave some sort of evidence (blood, feathers, body parts).

I would lock up the others for a bit so that the predator goes elsewhere to find food. Air predators like hawks will hang around up to a week to look for more food. When we got attacked we watched the sky for a few days and the hawk moved out after 3 days. It did return a month later, but we amped up our security so it didn't stay long.

 

[two j farm]

Sorry, I also lost one of my Ducks to something, I believe it was a coyote but no sign of feathers etc. I let the ducks out too early in the morning I think. Now I wait until full daylight.

My chicken and ducks are together and the doors are shut at night. One door can be unlocked from the inside and the chicken know how to hit it to unlock it, so at day break the door is opened. I fixed it last night so them couldn't unlock it. Everyone is still locked up for now.

 

[two j farm]

Be on high alert today. The predator/predators will be back.

I have 2 dogs on the yard and one dog that stay in the chicken pen with the chickens and ducks. Yesterday day when this happen my main dog was locked up because she likes to follow us on the side by side to our deer stands.

 

[FortCluck]

I have 2 dogs on the yard and one dog that stay in the chicken pen with the chickens and ducks. Yesterday day when this happen my main dog was locked up because she likes to follow us on the side by side to our deer stands.

The predator probably saw that the dog wasn't around. I'm so sorry

 

[two j farm]

I'm getting ready to walk the property. We have a creek that runs behind the house. The creek runs in to the lake that is across the road. I hoping they are just lost and maybe they are in the lake.

 

[FortCluck]

I'm getting ready to walk the property. We have a creek that runs behind the house. The creek runs in to the lake that is across the road. I hoping they are just lost and maybe they are in the lake.

I hope so too! Keep us updated

 

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

Best of luck finding your ducks!