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Duck nest on roof
Ok, thanks, I am thinking that is the thing to do, I just am not sure the hatchlings can handle jumping off the roof, especially if they jump where there is concrete driveway -
Duck nest on roof
My other duck did the same thing but they hatched when I wasn’t around and all I found was one chick on the ground and the mom was somewhere else.. I can’t imagine what happened - if hatchlings were hurt falling off roof (then why wasn’t Mom with the one that lived) or predators got the babies... -
Duck nest on roof
Probably can’t move the nest, but even if I move the eggs when she is off it how will she know where they are? If I remove them when she is off the nest and put them on the ground in a box of leaves and hay, will she sit on it? I read that they rarely go back on the eggs if they are moved. My... -
Duck nest on roof
My Muscovy Duck made a nest on the roof over the garage. Eggs should hatch within the next few weeks. When hatchlings try to leave the roof they could land on a concrete driveway. Should I remove the eggs (I cannot incubate them) so they never hatch? Won’t this be traumatic to the duck? Or let...