If you are worried about overfeeding, check Basil's keel. The breastbone should not be too razor sharp, nor covered with fat. Babies go through plump and growth spurts so just watch for a trend. I had a chick that wasn't eating and her keel kept getting more sharp (means there isn't enough...
I remember the best part about having ducks as a kid, was watching them in the morning at the fence between our yard and our neighbors yard picking off the snails as they came over. This was after they ate ALL of the snails in our yard (probably the slugs too).
Of course they also ate all the...
and yes... ducks CAN jump, quite high. I wonder if I could send you some duck starter from amazon.com in the states? You would probably find something locally before it got there.
Before taking the story to the news, find out if you need to have a license. Here it would be Wildlife Rehab...
If you have a small stuffed toy animal, or a clean featherduster Basil will snuggle under that. or even an extra cloth set up in a little a-frame shape. They naturally want to snuggle under something.
Just make sure all cloths do not have strings hanging off of them, she will either eat the...
yay! keep cheeping to it!! sometimes I tap on the table near the incubator with my finger and they get all excited and start tapping back trying to get out.
(San Diego, California checking in...)