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I'm confused, was it a rooster? I know that roosters are chickens, but usually people on here make a point to call a rooster as such.
Ducks can kill chickens. I've read where a muscovy duck killed a rooster. They have really sharp claws and have strong wings that can do a lot of damage. My drake grabbed ahold of my rooster when they were out free ranging and I made him get off and go a separate direction.
However, by your description, your duck seems pretty battered. I would definitely be on the look out for a predator. If it was a rooster, it could have died protecting the flock.
It was a hen sorry should have specified. This hen has always been my bully, at one point all my hens had no feathers around their necks bc of this particular gal. That’s why my first thought was the hen was bullying female duck and female duck got fed up! But I’m on the fence now with predator too. Just weird it didn’t get any of my others in the flock or take parts of the deceased.
Check around really well for gaps and openings that anything could squeeze through.
