duck update

I don't want to start our hopefully cheerful daily post with death, so I'm updating.
It's the middle of the night, Annabelle is freaking and pacing again (there must be a raccoon or skunk) and a third duckling is following the first two, and not doing well.
I don't mean to get graphic, but the first one was doing this weird thing with his neck, like it was broken, and that's why I thought the fence or Annabelle (now I know that in throes, it put its neck under the fence)... but the second one did that too earlier tonight, and now I checked in the middle of the night and we're losing the third one.
I think it's the chemicals in their pond.
When I was over there earlier, it was sort of glowing a milky blue... I don't blame the neighbors- they're building, and put the cement sealers on, and then it rained hard for a couple of hours, and the rains washed the chemicals into a puddle in the bottom of the pond.
Anyway, this is where the first three ducklings were found.
The fourth one never got into that water, I don't think (I'll ask tomorrow), so....
Though I hate to hope that he or she will be alright at this low point...

Now we'll have to call the Aviary again and ask how imperative being around other babies is for our duckling (provided he makes it)... if he'll adopt us as his or her family, or if we need to get him to others. He'll be able to fly at six weeks...
sigh.
Don't know why death has surprised me.... I guess I was just too charmed by them to think of it.
I hope the fourth one isn't feeling frightened.

We're due for some calmness and stability today! Mama will have to work on that....