Duck Expert :D

[casportpony]

Looks like it could be a barred black Muscovy.


It looks like these to me.

 

[DuckyDonna]

Hey i am the duck rescuer i rescue ducks from danger i am an expert on ducks so if you have any questions just ask me

I like that you're in Georgia! Where are you?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Yep Muscovy!

 

[B&B duck lady]

Looks like it could be a barred black Muscovy.


It looks like these to me.

Yes, you're right!

 

[shawluvsbirds]

I like that you're in Georgia! Where are you?

You are unlikely to get a reply, it looks like the "duck expert" hasn't been seen since 2016

 

[Heather P]

Hey i am the duck rescuer i rescue ducks from danger i am an expert on ducks so if you have any questions just ask me

Hi duck rescuer, today I was traumatized to see a female mallard kill one of her ducklings... it is so sad, baffling and shocking. Is that something they do, and, if so, why? Thx

 

[SolarDuck]

Hi duck rescuer, today I was traumatized to see a female mallard kill one of her ducklings... it is so sad, baffling and shocking. Is that something they do, and, if so, why? Thx

It might have been a stray duckling that was not hers, but rather a different duckling that got confused and started following her.

 

[Heather P]

It might have been a stray duckling that was not hers, but rather a different duckling that got confused and started following her.

Thank you for your response. That’s a logical explanation, however, I am almost certain it was one of her own. She is the only mama in the area with babies right now and from day 1 (since about 4-5 days ago) I’ve seen her with 11 babies and now after that incident she is down to 10. If it was indeed her own that she killed, I was just wondering why she would do that. I can’t seem to find any reasonable explanation online for why a mother would do that to one of her young. The baby looked perfectly healthy and like all the others yet it was being rejected. So sad and perplexing! I hear it can happen, but why?

 

[Heather P]

Thank you for your response. That’s a logical explanation, however, I am almost certain it was one of her own. She is the only mama in the area with babies right now and from day 1 (since about 4-5 days ago) I’ve seen her with 11 babies and now after that incident she is down to 10. If it was indeed her own that she killed, I was just wondering why she would do that. I can’t seem to find any reasonable explanation online for why a mother would do that to one of her young. The baby looked perfectly healthy and like all the others yet it was being rejected. So sad and perplexing! I hear it can happen, but why?

Oh and also.. I wanted to add aside from that incident she seems like such a great mother and very protective of her babies which makes it all the more strange.

 

[CrazyDuckLady27]

Hey i am the duck rescuer i rescue ducks from danger i am an expert on ducks so if you have any questions just ask me