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The males were the best dad ducks I have ever seen. The way the protect the mother and babies is so cute! He walked around with the mom and always came back to the nest to check on the nest. When the babies hatched he was a great dad, and so is the new dad of the new ducklings that hatched this...

Yes, the remaining eggs were bad. The ducklings are adults now and have just hatched some eggs of their own, I will post pics later.

What are they supposed to smell like? BTW, the eggs cool down super fast when she gets up. Like, SUPER fast. Maybe 2 to 3 minutes? Are you they bad?

I candled them and 2 have no air sacs whatsoever, and they are kinda heavy. The other one has an air sac and it is not as heavy as the rest are. Nope, no pips, holes, or anything yet.

I know right! She took them for a walk just about 4 feet away from the nest, and to see them run straight up and topple over each other to the mother. It is just So CUTE!!

I did too, almost. BUT luckily ducks lay a lot of eggs so if you are thinking of sad thoughts, looking at a cute fluffy duckling always lifts your spirit.

I did candle them while she was taking the other ducklings for a walk! Anyway, 2 of them are completely black, and the other one is black with an air sac.

Thank you! This is one of the 4 girl ducklings. She hatched yesterday!

See the jet black feet in the pic below?

NOW it is 5 fluffy and out!!!And 3 not pipping yet, they are as silent as a rock. But when I hold them, I feel something alive in them, not something dead. I WILL post pictures soon!!!

Now it is: 2 fluffy and out, 2 wet and out, 1 pipping itself out, 3 eggs not pipping yet.

It is pretty dark outside so we are just going to let them rest and we will check back on them in the morning, thank you for all your advice!!!

In other words, we have 4 girls and 1 boy. SO FAR.

The drake who is the father of the ducklings is exactly like your protective drake. He will stand next to her and chase away the other ducks, and when we come outside he starts getting in front of her and tries to chase us away. Anyway, another duckling popped out!! An all black duckling with a...

OH! Okay. thanks. So far: 1 fluffy and out, 2 wet and out, 2 pecking their way out. I am so excited!!

Okay, but the dad just stands next to them chasing away the other ducks we have.

GUESS WHAT? We went out for the day and when we returned, we came back to an ADORABLE FLUFFY DUCKLING sitting next to the mother!!!! The mother and father are nudging her gently! The other ducklings are hatching out now! THE DUCKLING IS HAPPY AND HEALTHY! NO ANTS!! I think the ants came because...

THE DUCKLING DIED!!!!! IT HATCHED PERFECTLY BUT ANTS ATE THE DUCKLING AND KILLED IT!!!!

I will, just let me tell you this. The duckling was tangled in the inner egg membrane, so we slid him out, that is all we had to do. We put him next to the mother and she helped by cleaning him off. Then she tucked him under her. He still has a tiny bit of yolk, it is about to come pouring rain...

10 i think