Countryheart1960
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- Jan 29, 2025
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Hello. I'm baffled at the moment. But you can call me Countryheart. I'm new here. I live in central Missouri with my husband of 27 years. We have chickens and until last Saturday, I had 11 ducks. Which is what brings me to my question. Saturday night between 8:00 and 10:30 p.m. all 11 of my ducks went missing. Missing without a trace. I have searched high and low for them no feathers no blood no nothing. Today which is Wednesday, one duck showed back up. The thing is none of my ducks can fly so I don't believe they just flew away. I do live pretty far out in the country there are a couple of homes pretty close. I can't imagine what would have taken all 11 ducks at once and where was this one that all of at sudden just shows up almost 4 days later? I know it wasn't hiding anywhere because I have called and called and called for them and they always came when I called. I have no idea I am so sad that all my ducks are gone but one because now this one's going to drive me crazy lol anyone have ideas? I've searched one side of our creek to see if there were duck beaks or bones or anything but there's nothing. I would be grateful for any insight that someone might give me. A friend of mine seems to think it might be coyotes but it's just shocks me that this one just shows up 3 days later.
I too have lost my first and second flocks of ducks all in one night. It's devasting. My guess would be a family of raccoons, coyotes, or foxes got them. The straggler may have escaped the attack and hunkered done somewhere due to the shock or got lost which is why she's just now shown back up home. I hope that you have a few more ducks find their way home, but I wouldn't get my hopes up high. Again, so sorry for your loss.
