I killed mine too

[KellieJo]

This is the very first thread I am writing in cause I feel awful. I have been taking care of 8 ducks for the past two months. My husband has been out of town for over two weeks and I am 5 months pregnant and have a 17 month old. These are not excuses but it somewhat makes me feel better. So maybe I am making excuses. I have felt so good taking care of them as these are my first farm animals and last night I did not shut the gate properly. I thought I did but I obviously didn't. I also didn't put them in the coop because I wanted it to air out and thought they would be safe since they were fenced in. I went to feed them this morning and the gate was open, and there were definite signs of a predator attack on most of them. I cannot find any survivors. I feel so down today but don't know what to do.

I think it is great that you were able to freeze them and have the ability to eat them but I understand the sadness.

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

This is the very first thread I am writing in cause I feel awful. I have been taking care of 8 ducks for the past two months. My husband has been out of town for over two weeks and I am 5 months pregnant and have a 17 month old. These are not excuses but it somewhat makes me feel better. So maybe I am making excuses. I have felt so good taking care of them as these are my first farm animals and last night I did not shut the gate properly. I thought I did but I obviously didn't. I also didn't put them in the coop because I wanted it to air out and thought they would be safe since they were fenced in. I went to feed them this morning and the gate was open, and there were definite signs of a predator attack on most of them. I cannot find any survivors. I feel so down today but don't know what to do.

I think it is great that you were able to freeze them and have the ability to eat them but I understand the sadness.

Welcome to BYC - sorry it is under such sad circumstances. These things do happen and all we can do after the fact is move forward having learned from the experience.
I am a bit confused by the last sentence of your post, though. Were you perhaps meaning to post this in reply to someone's thread as opposed to starting your own thread?

 

[KellieJo]

Yes, sorry. I just went back and posted it to the original thread. Did not mean to start a new one. Thank you for your quick response.