Recent content by Jahnavi
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mama ducks won't sit on nest with hatching duckling
Thank you for the reply. I don't have an incubator so I'm hoping a heat lamp at a good distance will be sufficient. -
mama ducks won't sit on nest with hatching duckling
I have 2 mama ducks that were broody and so far have hatched 5 ducklings. there are 3 more eggs on the nest and one of that started to hatch this morning. the egg is partially open already but they won't sit on the nest and flies are trying to get to the egg. the duckling isn't really actively... -
Old fashioned Broody Thread for Ducks
Momma duck has been off her nest almost all day today! I checked the eggs and they feel rather cold... not as cold as eggs that haven't been sat on, but still pretty cold It's so strange to me that she has seemingly abandoned her nest so close to when they should be hatching! Have any of you... -
Old fashioned Broody Thread for Ducks
Thank you! I'm very excited! And thanks so much for replying so quickly. We got some feed for the ducklings... thanks for clearing that up :) That would be so heartbreaking to have the ducklings killed, I'm sorry you all had to go through that. I think I'm going to just set up a separate... -
Old fashioned Broody Thread for Ducks
Hello everybody! I have a broody duck right now with eggs that should be hatching soon! This is my first time experiencing this and I am kind of nervous! My partner and I got these ducks almost 1 year ago when they were 1 day old and raised them ourselves, and this is our first broody duck...