Is that duck weed floating on top?
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Is that duck weed floating on top?
I have 1 baby Mallard. Sadly 9 of his/her siblings passed before I got them and 1 more passed after (another mother duck snapped its neck because their mom was really small and it was her first brood so she didn’t know how to care for them good). We gave him a slipper to snuggle in (worked better then stuffed animal because he could cuddle onto the inside, but with so many stuffed animals may work better) We are going to release him once he’s older (with another group of ducklings we are hoping will accept him)
The slipper is such a cool idea! Keeping these guys alive is tough. I told my husband tonight that it was like a house of cards. One wrong move and the whole thing collapses. I was told a couple of times from experienced people that Wood Ducks are tough. <sigh> And then, someone who was trying to make me feel better after losing my last duckling told me that if every baby survived, we would have an overpopulation of wildlife. In other words, not all are meant to survive.
Doesn't matter. It breaks my heart to lose one.
Video of the babies playing in their mud puddle. They swam in the *pond* too, but didn't get it on this video.
I'm sorry to hear that you lost some. Ducklings are so adorable, and yours are no exception. It seems like, regardless of what the adult looks like, babies are always cute.
I hope that the rest of your ducklings pull through. Good luck!