chri1143 Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Hi. This morning I found my muscovy badly injured. I keep her in a large omlet walk in run with my chickens and ducks. I don't lock the ducks up in their house at night as I see foxes during the day (I live in London near a wooded area). She must have put her bill though the gaps in the run and the fox ripped the bill off. I had to dispatch her quickly. I have now put tarpaulin around the entire run to a 1m height to stop the other ducks doing the same. She must have got used to seeing the foxes She was my favourite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miller30 Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Poor girl i am sorry but well done for putting her out of her misery straight away i hope everyone else will be ok leanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollyripkim Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Im so sorry, what an awful thing to have happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandmashazzie Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Oh my goodness how awful for you both.good that you were able to end her suffering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeky Chooky Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 I'm so sorry. That must have been so distressing It's such a shame that ducks don't put themselves to bed like chooks We have to herd ours into their every night and I'm sure they would rather be left alone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chri1143 Posted January 19, 2013 Author Share Posted January 19, 2013 I got a fox ultrasonic deterrent a few months ago. The following day a fox had left its mark right on top of it. Thanks for the supporting messages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckmum6 Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 So sorry for that, it must have been horrid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 How awful, I'm so sorry . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Oh how awful and upsetting These urban foxes are so brazen!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Leia Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Have only just seen this. Exactly the same thing happened to my friend last year who had two runners, Daphne and Derek. Fox poking around, Daphne got inquisitive and stuck her bill out through the mesh. Lost the whole top of her bill and had to be PTS I thought that it was a one in a million chance of it happening, but it's obviously not. To end this on a more upbeat note, about 5 weeks later a wild duck landed in her garden, took a liking to the run and pond and moved in. Still there and Derek's no longer lonely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 What a sweet end to that story. I first got to like ducks from a wild duck that was being looked after by some people I did a home check for when they wanted to re-home an ex-racing greyhound. Their little mallard lived many long and happy years with them - outlived the greyhound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
