My son's khaki campbells were attacked last night (sad update post #8)

Nikomania · 5/23/22

At 0330 this morning my son was awakened to the sound of his ducks being attacked. We don't know if it was an owl or a racoon, but 2 of his precious young ducks have neck injuries. He's taking them to our avian vet as we speak, but the male isn't doing very well. I don't have a very good feeling about his injuries. Daisy, his other duck, was unharmed.

He's kicking himself for not having completed building their pen. They'd outgrown their other enclosure, so he'd been leaving them out in our side yard for the past few weeks.

rocky'smom · 5/23/22

Oh no I pray that they will be ok.

April · 5/23/22

Oh no this is awful! I'm so very sorry to hear this. I hope they will both be ok and that your son will be able to find peace.

Tiel Feathers · 5/23/22

Oh no, I hope they will be okay!

Zara · 5/23/22

Aww I hope they will be ok! Glad Daisy was unharmed though I´m sure she´ll be spooked

Fingers crossed everything goes ok at the vet!

Nikomania · 5/23/22

Just heard back from the avian vet. The male is in bad shape and will be hospitalized overnight. They're going to do some x-rays to see if they can determine the extend of his neck injuries. His prognosis is guarded for now.
We are praying for the best, but have also braced for the worst. We should know more by this afternoon.
They're just 3 months old...

April · 5/23/22

Nikomania said:
Just heard back from the avian vet. The male is in bad shape and will be hospitalized overnight. They're going to do some x-rays to see if they can determine the extend of his neck injuries. His prognosis is guarded for now.
We are praying for the best, but have also braced for the worst. We should know more by this afternoon.
They're just 3 months old...

Aw poor sweet little babies. Sending lots of prayers and good thoughts for their recovery. :sadhug2:

Nikomania · 5/23/22

He didn't make it. He coded while they were placing his IV and they couldn't revive him. My son is beyond devastated over his passing. His ducks have been such a tremendous source of comfort for him (he suffers from depression), and he blames himself for not having completed their enclosure in time. Am very worried about his mental state over this loss.

We lost 2 of our precious birds and our cat 2 months ago, and now we're mourning another precious loss. We'll get through this, too.

expressmailtome · 5/23/22

I am very sorry.

Zara · 5/23/22

Oh no, that´s very sad. I´m so sorry for your loss :sadhug:

Any news on the other duck?

April · 5/23/22

Nikomania said:
He didn't make it. He coded while they were placing his IV and they couldn't revive him. My son is beyond devastated over his passing. His ducks have been such a tremendous source of comfort for him (he suffers from depression), and he blames himself for not having completed their enclosure in time. Am very worried about his mental state over this loss.

We lost 2 of our precious birds and our cat 2 months ago, and now we're mourning another precious loss. We'll get through this, too.

I'm so very sorry to hear this. Yall have suffered far too much lately and I'm just so sorry. I hope your son can forgive himself. This was a tragic accident but not his fault yall had no reason to think anything would happen. Please give him a hug from all of us. We all mourn the loss of your sweet duckie boy with you. :sadhug2:

rocky'smom · 5/23/22

My heart just sank, I am so so sorry for all the losses your family has suffered. May God watch over your son and help him.

Nikomania · 5/23/22

Thank you, everyone. Penny, his other duck, is going to be fine. A portion of her beak was torn back, so he's having to syringe feed her for now.

Tiel Feathers · 5/23/22

I’m so very sorry he didn't make it, snd I hope your son won’t be too hard on himself.
:sadhug2:

April · 9/27/22

Nikomania said:
Thank you, everyone. Penny, his other duck, is going to be fine. A portion of her beak was torn back, so he's having to syringe feed her for now.

How is little Penny doing? I hope she's thriving :heart:

Nikomania · 9/27/22

April said:
How is little Penny doing? I hope she's thriving

Hi @April, thank you SO MUCH for asking about Penny. Penny feathered out to become a drake, but my son still calls him Penny

! He's doing very well and is very bonded to Daisy.

sunnysmom · 9/27/22

So sorry for your loss.

April · 9/27/22

Nikomania said:
Hi @April, thank you SO MUCH for asking about Penny. Penny feathered out to become a drake, but my son still calls him Penny! He's doing very well and is very bonded to Daisy.

Aww what a funny twist that turned out to be. So glad to hear that he made a full recovery and that he's bonded to her. Any new pics of them?

Nikomania · 9/27/22

Yes! My son was very happy to share a few.

April · 9/27/22

Nikomania said:
Yes! My son was very happy to share a few. View attachment 413980 View attachment 413981 View attachment 413982

Omg I love them!!! Ooh I just wanna reach into the screen and snuggle them. :heart:

Penny's beak looks amazing! You'd never know he was wounded.

My son's khaki campbells were attacked last night (sad update post #8)

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