RIP Cricket

[katiebrock]

sad news! My dogs just barked at something outside. My husband got up to check on the ducks and something small like a muskrat or otter ran across the yard. Sure enough, he found Cricket. He said there was no blood, but there were feathers, and her body was already stiff. It makes me wonder if she had already passed earlier in the night, but that would be a big coincidence. She was kind of sickly, and she couldn’t see very well and separated herself from the other ducks.

 

[Erba]

Very sorry for your loss. How old was Cricket?

 

[Callender Girl]

My sincere sympathy on the loss of Cricket. Take care, katiebrock, and keep the others safe.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I am so sorry about Cricket. I know you’ve been worried about her for a while but didn’t expect this. Poor little one.

 

[Mybackyardpeepers]

Very sorry for your loss, RIP cricket. Hope everyone else stays safe!

 

[katiebrock]

Thank you everyone. She had just turned 4 months old on the 13th.

 

[sourland]

Sorry for your loss. I hope that you are not dealing with a mink. Be on guard as whatever it was will return.

 

[katiebrock]

I looked around this morning now that it is light outside and found this. Can anybody tell what this poop is from? Looks like whatever it was snacked on some seeds.

 

[katiebrock]

I also saw feathers strown across the yard, like it tried to take her back with it, up until the point of the fence, which is when the dogs must have started barking.

 

[Villainess]

I could be completely wrong here, but those look like the droppings we would find after skunks had been spotted around our property. Of course, there are many here more knowledgeable about this than I.

My condolences for your loss I still think about my Cayuga, Jade, that I lost to a raccoon a few months ago.