my duck flew away

[CarolannC]

what makes the ducks actually fly away my male an female were unseperable but she left why ?

 

[PetesMom]

Did she fly away or did something "get" her?

 

[CarolannC]

i have a fenced in back yard inside are fenced in property and thats were i keep them and my chickens i have 2 kid pools for them an several water bowls an food bowls around for them shes been getting brave by flying over the fence and around the top of the house but she always returns into the back fenced in spot an if i saw her walking aroud out side the fence cuz she missed getting in the fence i would tell her to get back in and she would fly back in ? but yesterday she just disapered an her an the male have been together ever since i bought them as babbies and you can tell hes missing her and is confused about her not being with him ? my husband said that she may have flew off to have her eggs cuz of the chickens ? but im worried why would she go where she has never been with no water or food an leave her buddy behide ?

 

[superchemicalgirl]

I'm sorry for your loss.

I had a pair of call x mallard crosses that were happy as can be, then one day a hawk attacked last fall. I came home to find only one duck, that was beside herself. The boy was gone. The hawk came back the next day and the girl flew away. I found her scared in the neighbors yard, but couldn't entice her back home. I cried when she flew off when I went after her.

I would bet that something would make one of yours fly away, as it's not normal for one to fly away and leave the other.

Because of this I ended up getting fatter ducks, went from tiny call crosses to pekins, a rouen and a swedish. They're too fat to fly and too fat to get attacked easily by hawks. It's working out well so far, I've had them about 7 months now.