I lost my redneck princess George last night

[Bduckhappy]

 

[Cyprus]

I'm so sorry

 

[Bduckhappy]

We don’t now how anything could have got into our duck house . We have 6 in concrete under all the chicken wire and big thick post and the quackhowz is so secure it’s like Fort Knox of duck houses . The roof of the duck house weighs 55 lbs so I don’t believe anything could lift it . Her neck had all the feathers pulled off and blood was every where . She was not eaten at all . I know when I had chickens long time ago , a raccoon unlocked the gate ( diffenrt house ) and killed three of my chickens and didn’t eat any of them . I just miss her loud obnoxious quacking this morning . I hope it wasn’t an inside job . Do y’all think my three other female ducks could have killed her ? I did see what looked like a raccoon paw print almost ... in the blood but I am not sure . My other three ducks were shaking so bad last night . We went to bed at 12 midnight and my husband got up to take our dog to go potty at 2 am . He seen George laying out there . She was still warm to touch . I appreciate any ideas y’all may have to keep my last three safe .. oh and I do have the entire pen enclosed . There is netting made of thick plastic all over the top so nothing can fly in or out . Y’all have a blessed day

 

[Bduckhappy]

I'm so sorry

Thank you . She was so funny to watch . Yesterday I let them run around in yard w me . I made a big puddle of mud nextto our pond and George had mud all over her face and body .. she would raise her head up when I called her name and look at me and mud was all over her furry fro and bill . It’s so cute

 

[agedog1]

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I am so sorry for your feather child's passing. I am sure she is waiting for you across the Rainbow Bridge where. She will run forward quacking with joy when she sees you cross.

 

[quackiemama]

Sorry about your sweet girl

 

[happy duck]

I am so so sorry for your loss! I am possessive she has a wonderful life. I teared up hearing her story.

 

[LeoPig]

So sorry. Sounds like she was a part of the family.

 

[Lynxfire]

May she RIP and all her loved ones find healing in their time of sorrow.

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Bear hugs! - So sorry about her being killed.

Was her body laying close to the wire? I see chicken-wire on your pictures and have read here that raccoons reach through the chicken wire, grab a bird and try to pull it through. Your DH may have disturbed the 'coon when he let the dog out.
Whatever it was, it will come back tonight and the following nights until it got what it wants. I hear it all the time: Chicken wire is designed to keep the chickens in not to keep predators out - and yet my duck house is "protected" with chicken wire too, hardware cloth is just too expensive. After i lost one of my little Buff Orpingtons to a racoon, i covered the inside of the duck house with tarps, so that the ducks could not touch the wire and hooked up a 3,000V neon transformer… I also set up a trap and one weekend later that 'coon had a "tragic accident".
Is there any way you can cover the bottom 3 feet of the wire with something sturdy overnight? - And get a racoon trap! Get that duck-killer!