backyardbirds394
Songster
- Aug 24, 2018
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Our 6 ducks live in a closed chicken wire 4 wall cage. It is facing a wall, and some sides are covered with plastic. They have a 2 story wood loft, and the bottom is enclosed with bricks. Another side is a short grapefruit tree. It covers the top and a significant portion of the aforementioned side. The top is fully covered with netting draped decently tight over wooden beams. There are flattened boxes and tarps on top as well as vines. There are 2 entrances, one is completely closed and the other is opened with wire hooks. The opening side is less impenetrable than the others. Near the top of the chicken wire are a couple of holes, although they are kind of small. The chicken wire is also not completely attached to the top.
When I went outside, I only saw five. I checked around the house lot and all over the neighborhood. It is suburban. It is around 10 pm. When my mom came home at about 7 pm, we heard the 2 drakes calling, but didn't consider anything because they always do that. When they were fed at 5 pm, all the ducks were there. On the side with the door, there are feathers in the dirt. There are also always there. There are a few downy short ones on the top part where they could have flown out, but they are once again, always there. I only noticed because I went outside. They were all quiet.
A possibility is she flew out the netting top. It is hard to bypass, but possible. She could have also flown out the flimsy side with the door. It doesn't seem to have been a predator, because we found bodies and neither did the neighbors who were still outside at 10 pm.
How do you guys think she escaped? Could it be a predator? Do ducks fly back? She has been raised in that coop since about 1 week old. The neighbors will probably eat her if they get a hold of her regardless of it being suburbia, however. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
When I went outside, I only saw five. I checked around the house lot and all over the neighborhood. It is suburban. It is around 10 pm. When my mom came home at about 7 pm, we heard the 2 drakes calling, but didn't consider anything because they always do that. When they were fed at 5 pm, all the ducks were there. On the side with the door, there are feathers in the dirt. There are also always there. There are a few downy short ones on the top part where they could have flown out, but they are once again, always there. I only noticed because I went outside. They were all quiet.
A possibility is she flew out the netting top. It is hard to bypass, but possible. She could have also flown out the flimsy side with the door. It doesn't seem to have been a predator, because we found bodies and neither did the neighbors who were still outside at 10 pm.
How do you guys think she escaped? Could it be a predator? Do ducks fly back? She has been raised in that coop since about 1 week old. The neighbors will probably eat her if they get a hold of her regardless of it being suburbia, however. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
