My son's duck is dead. 
Its name was Goose. It was only 2 1/2 years old.
We believe a racoon got it while our German Shepherd Jenny was spending the nite in my parents backyard due to construction at our place. Normally Jenny keeps the barnyard animal's safe and she is not to be implicated. Jenny is back on the job a day to late.
Surviving Goose is Salt and Pepper (Rooster and Hen), Bunny (bunny), Turbo (cat), Jenny (Dog) and Ted (turtle).
It was a real sad day Saturday for the boy and I. We walk past the turbofords to the feed bin, get the daily ration's, walk to the Bunny/Duck Pen and there's Goose, pulled tightly against the wire missing it's beak/head/neck and a portion of the shoulder. We suspect as it slept against the pen wire (bad habit for sure!) a racoon reached in, yanked it's head out and had a meal.
Mat is taking it well. He told me it was in heaven, we had a short ceremony and buried it. As four year old's will he had to totally study the corpse and provide me with details of the masacre that I woulda missed like "Racoons eat beaks."
In remembrance of Goose I'd like to say she was a fine pretty big white duck, produced many large eggs and provided excellent security services quaking whenever a car began up the driveway. She could out eat all the other animals combined and it cost about $5 a month to feed her.
Gone but not forgotten!
Its name was Goose. It was only 2 1/2 years old.We believe a racoon got it while our German Shepherd Jenny was spending the nite in my parents backyard due to construction at our place. Normally Jenny keeps the barnyard animal's safe and she is not to be implicated. Jenny is back on the job a day to late.
Surviving Goose is Salt and Pepper (Rooster and Hen), Bunny (bunny), Turbo (cat), Jenny (Dog) and Ted (turtle).
It was a real sad day Saturday for the boy and I. We walk past the turbofords to the feed bin, get the daily ration's, walk to the Bunny/Duck Pen and there's Goose, pulled tightly against the wire missing it's beak/head/neck and a portion of the shoulder. We suspect as it slept against the pen wire (bad habit for sure!) a racoon reached in, yanked it's head out and had a meal.
Mat is taking it well. He told me it was in heaven, we had a short ceremony and buried it. As four year old's will he had to totally study the corpse and provide me with details of the masacre that I woulda missed like "Racoons eat beaks."
In remembrance of Goose I'd like to say she was a fine pretty big white duck, produced many large eggs and provided excellent security services quaking whenever a car began up the driveway. She could out eat all the other animals combined and it cost about $5 a month to feed her.
Gone but not forgotten!
Sounds like she was loved dearly. I'm sure she'll be sorely missed. But I'm glad to hear your son is taking it well.
