Thank you to this board for helping me with all my silly questions on raising these ducks!
The duck are born and there are 5 that look like the mom (Swedish Hen) and 7 that look like dad (Peking Drake), is that a way to tell male vs female?
Is it true that if you touch a ducks eggs they will abandon them? Our duck has been sitting on her eggs for about 3-4 weeks now, and my daughter wanted to feel them to make sure they are warm. Is this OK? Or should we just let her do her thing?
Thanks so much. I am soaking her foot in the betadine and epson salt, but not sure how long to make her sit there. I have her in a bucket, its actually quite cute and she seems to not care that she is sitting there for 30-45 min. Is that long enough?