Caroline Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 very odd. Got home tonight and the duck comes out from behind the Landrover. .... it was late so I caught her and put her to bed - thought she'd forgotten where it was..... they do that sometimes if we don't lock their door early enough - they get up again and go swimming! went back for the drake... no drake! they're Indian Runners so he's not likely to have flown away We have spent an hour looking for him in the garden and around and about but there's nothing! not even a bundle of feathers!! I would have thought if it was a fox , it would have either killed both or made an awful mess of one?! that's what i've seen before Anyway, who knows. i've put the duck to bed but she's not happy - they're real partners - they go everywhere together. Hopefully when I get up, he'll be there and I'll be wondering where this great hiding place is that I couldn't find! the b*gger of it is that we had decided to incubate some of their eggs when we get back from holidays in mid May..... that's not going to happen without a drake now is it?!!!? and where's my drake??!?!?!!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen & co. Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 Oh no has he come home this morning karen x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieP Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 Oh, so sorry! That's really sad. Have you got any of their eggs? Maybe you need to get an incubator quick.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 Any luck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caroline Posted May 5, 2007 Author Share Posted May 5, 2007 nope nothing We looked for an hour last night and ten this morning a friend and I have looked EVERYWHERE, including all the foxes dens we know of and STILL nothing! i've been looking for about 2and a half hours this morning! The really odd thing is that there's no sign whatsoever of a struggle. not a single feather either in here or about quarter of a mile in any given driection from my house!! I just don't get it! the duck is looking a bit forlorn this morning. She is ok and she's eating which is great but she's definitely lonely and looking for him. poor girl. We've let a message for a local farmer that we know keeps runners to see if he can spare a drake so we can get her a new buddy asap. We do have some eggs but the incubator is in use (for more of our eggs!) at a neighbour's house at the moment so I'm not sure we can put more in before they're hatched (about a week). We're goign to the neighbour's later today so I'll ask him then and if it's ok, he'll certainly put some in for us. Bit wierd. don't know how I feel really. I keep thinking 'well, that's nature' but at the same time I think it's sch a shame! half teh village knows we've lost him cuz I've told everone I've seen today so they're all looking. Even if it's just a body or remains they find, I'd rather know what's happened to him is all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisHapp Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 hope you find him. MH x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 I do hope he turns up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 Any news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caroline Posted May 7, 2007 Author Share Posted May 7, 2007 We looked and looked but nothing, not somuch as a feather! I guess the fox took him. on teh up side, teh duck seems a lot happier!! she is much more tame and sociable and is hanging out with the chickens bit! We have given some eggs to a friend to incubate and I think we'll keep any ducks that come form that but I don't think we'll have another drake. weird how things go innit?!!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 Oh well never mind hope you get some nice chicks instead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caroline Posted May 7, 2007 Author Share Posted May 7, 2007 here's hoping! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
