bunnykween
Hatching
- Sep 13, 2017
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I moved to a new house a few months ago which is near the beach and has lots of local ducks in the neighbourhood. two ducks, in particular, seemed to be quite at home in our garden and I took to feeding them and putting out a water tray so they could drink and bathe. Over the 6 months I've lived here I've put food and water out for them and every day without fail they would waddle into my garden, or wait out the front of my house so they could follow me in when I got home.
I know they are wild ducks and not technically pets but I have become so close to them and really do love them.
Two days ago my next door neighbour reversed over poor little Duckelberry Finn. I am absolutely heart broken and I've been crying on and off since I found out. Her partener, Duck Norris, has not left the patch of grass in front of my house since it happened. He just sits out the front near where she got killed and calls. I've tried to lure him into the shade in the garden at the back with food and water but he seems more scared of me than usual and won't come to me to get food like he used to.
About a week or two before Duckelberry was killed a new male duck had a fight with Duck Norris and tried to mate with Duckelberry. I hadn't seen her around as often after this happened so I figured she had gone off to mate with this new duck. i felt bad for Duck Norris and tried to be extra nice to him but every day he sat in the garden and waited for me to come out, then he called for the other duck and waited for 5 minutes to eat or drink until she made her way into the garden.
So I'm not sure if she left him to mate with another duck and was just coming back for food. or if there was something else going on. All I know at the moment is that Duck Norris seems upset and I don't know how to help him. Im willing to do anything for him i just want him to be happy
I know they are wild ducks and not technically pets but I have become so close to them and really do love them.
Two days ago my next door neighbour reversed over poor little Duckelberry Finn. I am absolutely heart broken and I've been crying on and off since I found out. Her partener, Duck Norris, has not left the patch of grass in front of my house since it happened. He just sits out the front near where she got killed and calls. I've tried to lure him into the shade in the garden at the back with food and water but he seems more scared of me than usual and won't come to me to get food like he used to.
About a week or two before Duckelberry was killed a new male duck had a fight with Duck Norris and tried to mate with Duckelberry. I hadn't seen her around as often after this happened so I figured she had gone off to mate with this new duck. i felt bad for Duck Norris and tried to be extra nice to him but every day he sat in the garden and waited for me to come out, then he called for the other duck and waited for 5 minutes to eat or drink until she made her way into the garden.
So I'm not sure if she left him to mate with another duck and was just coming back for food. or if there was something else going on. All I know at the moment is that Duck Norris seems upset and I don't know how to help him. Im willing to do anything for him i just want him to be happy