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I have BABIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Should I buy a baby Mallard duckling to live with my baby Wood Ducklings?? Last year I only had one hatch (5eggs) and it died after 5 days.... I figured a new baby duck would teach them how to...

I HAVE BABIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So today is 31 days by my calender from the day she started sitting...Full moon to full moon!! I could be off by a day or so, and I have been putting my ear on the box for the last day or so and last night and this morning and I've been hearing pips and peeps and momma talking and cooing a lot...

Do you think I should try to shoo her out of box and listen for pips and assist?? I could have my days off with the count that she started sitting....

Hi there.... I am brand new to this site(first post) but I read advise here all the time... I have a pair of breeding wood ducks in my aviary with 7 chickens. Last year they mated and momma laid 5 eggs, only one hatch :( Lone duckling lived 5 days and died. Start this year, Momma laid 11...