longeliner31
Hatching
- May 23, 2016
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This is the first time I've had a duck sit on her eggs to completion and I've only had "mail order" babies. The first hatched last night and I hear lots of pecking and chirping so more should be coming. Will this mama feed and take care of her babies without my help or should I get the baby duck mix for them to eat like I did for the "mail" ducks? She is very protective and she herself has access to cracked corn/layer mix as well as free range grazing and a large pond (once she decides its safe to leave the nest-I've been feeding her by the nest the past few weeks though I've seen her run to the pond for a short bath and graze prior to them starting to hatch). I just want to make sure I do everything for this batch as possible. Also, another duck started to sit her nest so in three more weeks I'll have another group of babies! (Ancona and Cayugas-I'm sure some eggs will end up a cross since I have males of both species)