These are my first babies!! I got the first two for my girls the day before Easter. They were dyed green and orange. We got the two mallards the next weekend. I had no idea what I was getting in to or how fast ducks grow!!
They have quickly become part of the family and we just added four...
Thank you so much! The wading pool has several concrete paver stones in the bottom for steps out....
I have called and our local store has turkey starter.
I have a large, portable dog kennel that I can put in the house with a heat lamp if I need to - just need to know for how long....
Also, at...
A friend of my husband called us last night - he knows that we have pet ducks - 1 male & 1 female mallard and their brand new 8 babies! I keep them in a 10 x10 x 6 covered kennel at night and they free range during the day. This friend has 4 baby turkeys - not sure how old they are, he just...
I don't know about the WH but my mallard just hatched 8 babies this weekend - I kept them locked up away from dad all day Saturday, Saturday night but I let them all out Sunday morning. He follows them around and helps herd them back to momma if one tries to stray. He is a good daddy - no...
We had 8 mallards hatch over the weekend. One appears to be blind. It follows momma and siblings - apparently by sound, and is eating and drinking but is occasionally getting lost/left behind. Both eyes are solid milky white. Is this baby blind? Someone suggested it may be the third eyelid...
I looked through my pictures and found two pictures of the baby in question. The first is easy to see the milky white eyes. In the second picture, it is the one on the top left. I am assuming by its actions and the solid white eyes, that it is blind....
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Thank you! You can see in the picture with mom & dad with the babies, it is the one closest to mom....it eats and drinks and follows them all but gets lost easily. Dad actually did a great job last night of herding that one to the nest - the others were already in but this one was...
A month or so ago, I lost all but 2 of my ducks. I was blessed during this nighmare that the two that remained were a pair of mallards - Nana and Boom-Boom - she started a nest, and I decided to let her have a go at it....Friday night we had our first baby and the other 7 were hatched off and...
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Possession of wood ducks is a federal felony. You need to contact AFG at 800-364-4263 and ask for a Migratory Bird Rehabilitator. Then voluntarily turn the ducklings over to them. If you continue to possess them beyond this and are caught you can be fined and/or imprisoned...
Thank you - I have called game & fish - we don't have a rehabber anywhere close to us...
I have taken each little one and dipped their bill in the water - no one is drinking yet....I will try spreading out some of the crumbles.