Looks like it could be a barred black Muscovy.
It looks like these to me.
It looks like these to me.
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I like that you're in Georgia! Where are you?Hey i am the duck rescuer i rescue ducks from danger i am an expert on ducks so if you have any questions just ask me
Yes, you're right!Looks like it could be a barred black Muscovy.
It looks like these to me.
You are unlikely to get a reply, it looks like the "duck expert" hasn't been seen since 2016I like that you're in Georgia! Where are you?
Hi duck rescuer, today I was traumatized to see a female mallard kill one of her ducklings... it is so sad, baffling and shocking. Is that something they do, and, if so, why? ThxHey i am the duck rescuer i rescue ducks from danger i am an expert on ducks so if you have any questions just ask me
It might have been a stray duckling that was not hers, but rather a different duckling that got confused and started following her.Hi duck rescuer, today I was traumatized to see a female mallard kill one of her ducklings... it is so sad, baffling and shocking. Is that something they do, and, if so, why? Thx
Thank you for your response. That’s a logical explanation, however, I am almost certain it was one of her own. She is the only mama in the area with babies right now and from day 1 (since about 4-5 days ago) I’ve seen her with 11 babies and now after that incident she is down to 10. If it was indeed her own that she killed, I was just wondering why she would do that. I can’t seem to find any reasonable explanation online for why a mother would do that to one of her young. The baby looked perfectly healthy and like all the others yet it was being rejected. So sad and perplexing! I hear it can happen, but why?It might have been a stray duckling that was not hers, but rather a different duckling that got confused and started following her.
Oh and also.. I wanted to add aside from that incident she seems like such a great mother and very protective of her babies which makes it all the more strange.Thank you for your response. That’s a logical explanation, however, I am almost certain it was one of her own. She is the only mama in the area with babies right now and from day 1 (since about 4-5 days ago) I’ve seen her with 11 babies and now after that incident she is down to 10. If it was indeed her own that she killed, I was just wondering why she would do that. I can’t seem to find any reasonable explanation online for why a mother would do that to one of her young. The baby looked perfectly healthy and like all the others yet it was being rejected. So sad and perplexing! I hear it can happen, but why?
Hey i am the duck rescuer i rescue ducks from danger i am an expert on ducks so if you have any questions just ask me