That is a picture of Dandi-Lion when she was younger and the drake Nolan who is stunning...and their new baby Pansy...she/he is the cutest. Thanks again for so much helpful advice.
Miss Lydia thanks so much for your help I got two bottles of nutritional yeast today to add to baby food and will switch over once I finish my huge container of brewers yeast with garlic. Dandi-Lion has calmed down and I DO NOT want to have to move her again. She is about 5 feet from her flock...
Also... her siblings and she usually have free range of our yard about 1/2 acre in grass with three chickens. At what point is it safe to let her join her flock with the baby? I am thinking until the baby is big enough to stay in their pen safely it is not smart to let her around the others...
Miss Lydia - I have a few more questions especially since most of the info I find is not about a duck naturally doing the parenting. The baby is two days old a single baby the egg that was left was very light weight so thinking it was not going to hatch no matter how long she sat on over 30...
I had to move her and she has another egg as I had removed eggs as she was sitting but must of missed the two. I saw how upset she was so i left the two eggs for her. I do not know if the last one will hatch or not but she is sure proud of her baby.
Our dog is a good boy I am more worried about cats hearing the peeping and birds of prey around our home. I got them all moved and settled. Thanks so much everyone !!!
Hi I have a runner duck with two pekins and a male cayuga. The runner duck has created a nest on the side of our home the others are in their lock down pen for the evenings. I am wondering if I should let them out knowing the little runner has hatched at least one egg on her own in the nest on...