Khaki campbell duck flew away :( UPDATE: She came back in the morning!

[Realtree4]

Every night we go out to the duck run and lock them up in their house...but tonight one of our ducks flew up and found a small hole in the netting overtop the run. She landed a few feet away from the run , in our yard, so I thought I would just "herd" her back to the run. Imagine my surprise when she took off flying about 50 feet in the air and flew at the very least 250 yards away!!!!!

We live in the country and are surrounded by corn fields which is where she landed. Smack dab in the middle of corn that is about 7 feet high now. It's dark now and I'm just holding on to some hope that she may come back? But I don't know how she could possibly find her way back because they have never been outside of their run. Let alone surviving a night alone with coyotes, fox, raccoons, etc.

I'm so mad!!! Not only because we just lost a duck, but because she was 1 of 3 females and they are only 1-2 weeks away from laying It's one thing to lose an animal to a predator but to raise her from a baby and just sitting in my house knowing she's out there all alone in the dark. I'm so sick to my stomach right now!

So to the people that thought that Khaki Campbell's can't fly that far, believe me, I just learned otherwise! Guess what I'm doing tomorrow....

 

[Nyssa03]

do you have a light on outside near her pen? hopefully she will hear the other ducks and come back. I feel so sad for you!

 

[LALA13]

That's soooo horrible! GOOD LUCK!!!!

 

[Realtree4]

Wouldn't you know that our porch light isn't working for the backyard! We do have a security light in the front. Hopefully she'll hear them, but with landing in a cornfield and that corn is so tall, it makes it almost impossible to hear sounds from outside when you're inside of the field.

I'm just praying so hard!

 

[Denwendairy]

No good advice here but am hoping to goodness that she makes her way home!
Fingers crossed!

 

[b.hromada]

I hope you get her back.

I've got a Khaki Campbell too, and she's never flown. I didn't know they could fly like that either.

Let's just hope everything will be okay in the morning.

 

[Realtree4]

She came back!!!!!!

I can't believe it! I went out first thing this morning and she was quacking and pacing right outside the duck house. I got her back inside and got her food and water....she just seems to be more interested in sharing her story with the others as she is still quacking away. It's cute because the drake keeps going up and leaning up against her and taking her to the food

 

[Denwendairy]

That's great news!!! So happy that she made her way back home!

 

[tdd2]

Excellent! Glad to hear she made it back safely

 

[donkeydew2farms]

I am glad you got her back. I was surprise also when I saw my kc fly over fencing ,

he dose not do it often but when he wants to get out. they are so funny.