Hurt duck

[blb10060]

Hi, Im new here.... just trying to look for answers. I have 5 Peking ducks. (I had 6 but something tore the other one up the other night and we had to put him down). They are enclosed in a barn at night and run around during day. When I put them in tonight I noticed one had blood on her feathers and nostril. Could they possibly hurt each other?

 

[sourland]

Welcome to BYC. That is possible, but not probable. I would guess that she may have sustained an injury when the other bird was attacked.

 

[ValerieJ]

The predator may be coming back for another duck. You might want to take some precautions with them for a while and find out what is going after them before you lose them all one by one.

BTW, welcome to BYC!

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello there and welcome to BYC!

I moved your thread over to our Ducks forums for more help. I hope all is ok!

 

[Isaac 0]

Hi, Im new here.... just trying to look for answers. I have 5 Peking ducks. (I had 6 but something tore the other one up the other night and we had to put him down). They are enclosed in a barn at night and run around during day. When I put them in tonight I noticed one had blood on her feathers and nostril. Could they possibly hurt each other?

Examing the ducks a little bit more closely for any serious cuts/wounds would not be a bad idea, I would also look around the barn for any entryway's that predators might be able to get in. Describing how the dead duck was found might help us narrow down the predator too, Sorry for your loss!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Mink and weasel can get through a 1" opening so even a small opening can let them inside. Please check over this one that had some blood on her. And post pics of your set up and maybe we can help you make them safe.
Very sorry for your loss and

 

[quackiemama]

I am very sorry about your duck, I hope the other one will be ok. You are in good hands here with some amazing people. Can you send pics of your bleeding duck? And I agree with above that a predator will almost always come back so please be careful with them.

 

[blb10060]

We have made sure nothing can get in or under the barn since the attack. So i'm baffeled as to why they had blood on feathers when they were locked up. I did not see any wounds etc. Can they gang up on each other. Thank you all for your input.

 

[Miss Lydia]

They could, do you know what sex your ducks are?

 

[blb10060]

Yes, 3 females, 2 males. There’s 2 of them that hang around together constantly and they were the ones with blood on feathers. The girl is a smaller Pekin compared to the others