Hello everybody, I have a problem that I'm hoping someone might have some experience with. Recently we got 2 Mallard drakes from a friend, we brought them home and they immediately hid in a patch of weeds in our front yard. We haven't seen them much since. I know they're still here but they have an excellent hiding spot cause we RARELY ever see them. We've seen them maybe twice since we brought them home 2 weeks ago. This past weekend we bought a pair of Rouen hens and brought them home in the hopes that they would draw the drakes out. They hung around our front yard for the first 2 days, playing in the kiddie pool in the evenings and sleeping under our house at night but now they are missing as well. I haven't seen them for 2 days. Where could they be? Where do ducks like to hide and will they wander far? I have 6 acres of open farm land with woods on both sides and corn fields in front of and behind us. I'm worried thay have left for good. The drakes can't fly cause their wings have been clipped and I've heard Rouens rarely fly and when they do its not very far but I'm worried that they just started wandering and didn't stop and now they're too far away. I'm new to ducks so I don't know if they do things like that or not, these are my very first ducks ever. Could the hens possibly be laying and won't wander far from their nests? Or are they like some chickens that won't get off their nests for anything, even to eat or drink? Any help, insight or advice would be much appreciated, thanks guys.
