Your doing a great job hope you soon have a way of sharing them and all you've done with us. Maybe get one of those disposable cameras so we can see Luna and Ellie before they grow up and leave for college. Or get married or something.
They sound adorable. As for string I'd keep anything like that away from them because they love to eat just about anything and string can cause serious trouble.
Are you working on their out door house? won't be long before they will be ready for the big out doors.
Did you give the lil one a stuffed animal to cuddle with and also if you can get a mirror with safe edges that will help to keep it feeling secure till more hatch. They are such precious ones.
I don't think that is a Mallard Duckling, but it sure is precious. If you google Mallard ducklings you'll see they have 1 eye stripe. coloring is different too.
We have to remember animals don't show pain like us humans, and I'd say she is in pain. Not putting weight on her leg for one. and not pushing back. When you lay her on her back for just a sec. and pull gently both legs down straight do you notice anything different with the injured one? Best...
I am sure she injured it maybe like a stub you know when you stub your toe hitting hard on the floor. Keep her quiet for now. These types of injuries can take time to heal and her being so tiny, Is she eating and moving around at all. Even internal injures can happen when they fall from...
Only difference is wood ducklings are usually jumping down onto leaf litter much different than hard wood floors even carpet. If you have seen them they actually land so gently and kind of bounce lol
Rest is a great idea and maybe holding the ducklings while sitting on the floor. Because they...
@QuackSpeak Awesome to hear about them. Just remember they are still new so they also need their rest. lol
just like a baby nap time in between play time.
I like the name Ellie it's very nice.
I have a lil Black Frizzle hen and her name is Ebony but I call her Ebby. My blk Runners are...