Thursday, May 14, 2015

I feel sick and so sad and so very, very bad.
I forgot to shut the chickens and ducks up properly last night. I never do that. Never. Ever.
And something got in and ate one of the ducks.
What is that other duck going to do? She's already walking around the yard and calling for her partner.
I have no idea how I did that. I have an entire system of opening certain doors to them and then letting them go into the hen house while keeping Mama and the chicks in their box and shutting them up and last night...I just didn't.

How very odd that in one day I saved one hen's life and then caused the death of a duck.

Sick. I feel sick.
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25 comments:

  1. jo(e)May 14, 2015 at 9:51 AM

    Oh, I'm sorry. That's an awful feeling.

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  2. MartyMay 14, 2015 at 10:28 AM

    So sad. All I know to say is that I'm sorry for you.

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  3. Blue GalMay 14, 2015 at 10:32 AM

    Oh no! I'm so sorry!

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  4. HeartinhandMay 14, 2015 at 10:33 AM

    Don't be so hard on yourself. Accidents happen, even to those with the best intentions. Try to be kind to yourself today. Xox

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  5. AnonymousMay 14, 2015 at 10:38 AM

    Oh no, I am so sorry. Gail

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  6. AnonymousMay 14, 2015 at 10:42 AM

    I'm so sorry, Mary. It's hard when you live in predatorville. When I lived in Tucson, I didn't let the cats out because of coyotes. Nature is always waiting for its moment, it seems.

    -Amna

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  7. AnonymousMay 14, 2015 at 11:44 AM

    I am so sad for you. I let out a gasp when I read about the duck. So sorry for you.

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  8. JoMay 14, 2015 at 12:49 PM

    Oh, no, Mary, I'm so sorry. It's an awful thing to happen. It happens, though. It's a human risk. Would the duck accept a new duck friend, I wonder?

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  9. Ms. MoonMay 14, 2015 at 1:06 PM

    jo(e) - It is. An awful feeling.

    Marty- Thank you.

    Blue Gal- Me too. So sorry.
    But mostly for Miss Lilly who has lost her Willy.

    Heartinhand- It keeps being a weird day. I don't know why.

    Gail- Yeah. I just feel so stupid.

    Amna- And everything loves to eat poultry. Hell.

    Anonymous- Thank you for being kind.

    Jo- I have no idea.

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  10. ElizabethMay 14, 2015 at 1:09 PM

    Makes me feel sick, too. I am so sorry.

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  11. livMay 14, 2015 at 1:19 PM

    I am so sorry - my stomach fell a little when I read this this morning. Fell for the poor ducks and fell for you - with such a heavy heart you will have today.

    But you will do something good today as well - that's our Mary.

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  12. 37paddingtonMay 14, 2015 at 2:05 PM

    I am so sorry. But be gentle with yourself in this. You did not intend it. Things happen. Is it possible the duck might be able to bond with another comrade? Oh I hope so.

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  13. ellen abbottMay 14, 2015 at 2:14 PM

    oh Mary, shit happens. none of us are perfect and sometimes we forget important things. but it does not make you a bad person.

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  14. jenny_oMay 14, 2015 at 2:57 PM

    I am so sorry. Amna said what I was thinking - it's hard when there's always something waiting to pounce on something else.

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  15. Steph(anie)May 14, 2015 at 3:29 PM

    Shit. Shitty shitty. I'm sorry.

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  16. MwaMay 14, 2015 at 4:53 PM

    So sorry for you! What an awful thing. x

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  17. JoanneMay 14, 2015 at 4:53 PM

    Oh Mary. This is heartbreaking and shit happens. You made a mistake. Please be as kind to yourself as you would be to any of the rest of us. I'm sending you a great big virtual hug and a shoulder to cry on. I'm sorry.

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  18. big mamabirdMay 14, 2015 at 5:29 PM

    Aw, I hate it when that kind of thing happens! Maybe you can find a new companion for the lonely duck, for she will be lonely...poor thing. Oh, maybe even a drake; ducks are great brooders and mamas, and the new life would sooth a world of sad...

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  19. AllisonMay 14, 2015 at 6:33 PM

    Aw jeez, I am sorry about this.

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  20. Denise Emanuel ClemenMay 14, 2015 at 8:58 PM

    Oh no. Mary, I'm so so so sorry.

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  21. Steve ReedMay 15, 2015 at 5:26 AM

    Sometimes these things happen. Who knows why. All it takes is a moment of distraction, of thinking about something else. Try not to blame yourself too much. It's human to make a mistake, and it's just unfortunate that in this circumstance it had those consequences.

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  22. Steve ReedMay 15, 2015 at 5:36 AM

    I should add: This was just nature, taking its course. We can never really defeat nature! You should be proud that you have been such a fine protector of these birds over many months and years.

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  23. SabineMay 15, 2015 at 6:19 AM

    This is sad, really sad. Just last night, I was talking with my daughter about the one and only evening we forgot to shut the second door to the rabbit hutch ever - and the fox got it that night. That was 25 yrs ago . . .

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  24. mrs.missalaineusMay 15, 2015 at 10:23 PM

    i am so sorry.

    sending love and light dear-

    xxalainazz

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  25. SydMay 17, 2015 at 7:46 PM

    Sorry about the duck. We make mistakes. Be easy on yourself.

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