It's been a whole day now, and it just makes me sad to look out and see Max by himself. I have feelers out to everyone I know looking for another duck or two to be his friends. I have a lead on one, so please keep your fingers crossed that it works out. I just got back inside from putting Max to bed and he was a nervous wreck. I actually had to get a hold of him and hold him while he calmed down and stopped shaking. I know it must be terrible going back to his pen and pond. He didn't even step foot in the pond today.... That's where I found the most feathers so I'm sure poor Max has bad memories.... I've never really thought about the intelligence of a duck. I wonder how long he'll remember this terrible incident... and if there is anything we can do to help...
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Poor Max. Something similar happened to our Kiefer years ago - He & Max had a fav bank of the pond and I don't think he ever visited the "beach" site after the attack again. We got him 2 new playmates but they turned out to be very snobbish and walked away as soon as my back was turned... thankfully Kiefer didn't follow them. Got him another playmate or two and that helped him tremendously. Before his new friends he would just sit and do absolutely nothing. So sad. Hope you find your Max a new friend & that he's happily swimming in the pond again real soon!
Get another duck or two or three to keep the remaining one company. Probably a good idea to keep them penned up for awhile. Sometimes the predator will move onto another place if they can't get at the prey. Sometimes we completely remove our sheep to a field a few miles away. It takes the coyotes awhile to find them again. But they always do.
Not easy - I know. But that's life with animals. Someone is always prey.
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