Vandalism and Freeing Animals Illegally

[FarmerGirl101]

@SillyChicken is right, get a trail cam. I wonder if you could borrow some ducks and put them in the enclosure. It would be pretty much like bait.

 

[Miss Lydia]

@RainForestBird any updates

 

[2 many chickens]

OK so i have a huge guess on what it is... obviously the little boy from The Shining came to your house and freed them. He covered his snow tracks VERY well in that movie, I swear.

 

[Butterscotchbitesfinger]

I have read lots of stories where people have let go or stolen expensive horses. Our horse paddock is hidden well from humans and our neighbors are very kind and are fine with us having animals as we are on ten acres I am very sorry to hear about your ducks, how nasty can people get for goodness sakes. There your animals not theirs

 

[Butterscotchbitesfinger]

I mean WHAT THE HELL people, who does this kind of crap? I’m very sorry this had to happen to your birds @RainForestBird and I’m sorry that this world has come to this! It’s so sad somebody would even think of doing something like this, it’s bad they tress passed but to have gone to this much effort to destroy your home then some sick moron really needs to be told off, I hope and pray they come back safe and sound but the probability of that happening I can’t say is very high.
So sorry that you had to be put through this!

 

[RainForestBird]

No, I posted flyers everywhere I could think of. I even checked with the animal shelters.No word, they just vanished. The two females I had that would have seen what happened were almost happy to go over to the other side of my yard where I keep my Silver Appleyards and the older Anconas, whereas they steered clear of them before. I'm certain someone let them out, and they got lost in the snow or someone took them away. I'm very unhappy about it.

@RainForestBird any updates

 

[Butterscotchbitesfinger]

No, I posted flyers everywhere I could think of. I even checked with the animal shelters.No word, they just vanished. The two females I had that would have seen what happened were almost happy to go over to the other side of my yard where I keep my Silver Appleyards and the older Anconas, whereas they steered clear of them before. I'm certain someone let them out, and they got lost in the snow or someone took them away. I'm very unhappy about it.

I don’t blame you I’d be mad too

 

[RainForestBird]

Critters ... "IF" they can open the gate ... they are not likely to close it afterwards ...

Camera's are wonderful things ...

OP, you said you didn't see any foot prints inside the gate ... what did it look like outside the gate?

How much snow, if any had fallen at 1am? ... How much at 7am?

A lot of snow fell after 1 am. It was the beginning of a storm. We've had lots of snow in the past view days, and I've looked everywhere for the ducks. If it was a predator, the gate would not have been shut afterwards, and they could not have taken 5 ducks without a struggle, or a sound. If someone walked up to the gate, opened it, saw the ducks walk out quietly on their own, and shut it afterwards that would explain it. A lot of strangers have been around, since it was the holidays and people come to visit from out of town.

 

[cavemanrich]

Another possibility that just crossed my mind is,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, someone opened the gate, and had a toy drone that could have buzzed the ducks out the gate...

 

[Miss Lydia]

That’s so sad. I am so sorry. But it has made me think of my own set up here. I keep a pad lock in the back gate entrance to my property and the front gate is kept locked to but I just slip the lock through the back gate and don’t lock because dh would fuss. Well not anymore when we are not here all gates are locked. We live out in the woods with no neighbors just too easy for someone to drive up here. I sure wish someone would come forward with so information about your ducks. Setting up a few game cameras would most likely help to if you ever get ducks again. Or you find yours. What about people who live around you any teens that may do something like this? Did you talk to closet neighbors?