The momma duck is sitting on a nest of 14 eggs. Two of the eggs hatched 2 days ago, but there seem to be nothing going on with the other 12. The momma duck is VERY protective of the eggs and is still sitting on them. She wouldn't even leave the nest when we were picking up the new babies...
I have a duckling that hatched about 3 days ago that came out with a large yolk sac. I think the shell might have had a weak spot because the duckling seemed to come out before it was ready. I didn't think that it would survive, but here it is at 3 days old. The poor thing has several...
Hi all! I am new to hatching ducks. My classroom had 2 ducklings hatch a week ago today and are due to have 2 more start the hatching process any day now. My question is, can we keep the 2 sets of ducklings together in the brooder?