Ducklings wont follow mum

[Pickle Rick]

help! my mother Muscovy duck has 2 ducklings that just wont follow her! I've got them both in my incubator right now but I don't know what to do! any help? Btw they are only 3 days old

 

[chickens really]

No really sure as to the reason you removed them from the mother? Please explain more details.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Is she enclosed where the ducklings are safe if they don’t keep up? Do they seem sick?

 

[Kkrista123]

Are you looking to hand raise them? You're in that boat now!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Not necessarily I had to bring a Muscovy duckling in over night because a blk snake got hold of him and I wanted to make sure he was okay little thing was in the death grip. Any way kept him in over night took him back to mama next day she accepted him with out any problems and he was so happy to be back with mama too. Of course we need more info from OP is it winter and the little ones would freeze to death if they don’t stay up with mama?Could they be easily taken by a predator? We need more info.

 

[HuffleClaw]

Momma knows best...
new hatchlings of do as they please, mum will take care of them. I recommend putting them back with momma duck.

 

[Pickle Rick]

ok ill answer all of the questions

No really sure as to the reason you removed them from the mother? Please explain more details.

they were on the complete other side of the dam they were on and were barely moving

Is she enclosed where the ducklings are safe if they don’t keep up? Do they seem sick?

they are not enclosed because their duck enclosure is only meant for sitting/nesting ducks, and they are not sick as it turns out they were just cold

Not necessarily I had to bring a Muscovy duckling in over night because a blk snake got hold of him and I wanted to make sure he was okay little thing was in the death grip. Any way kept him in over night took him back to mama next day she accepted him with out any problems and he was so happy to be back with mama too. Of course we need more info from OP is it winter and the little ones would freeze to death if they don’t stay up with mama?Could they be easily taken by a predator? We need more info.

there are unfortunately some predators around and at the moment its cold and raining extremely heavy

Momma knows best...
new hatchlings of do as they please, mum will take care of them. I recommend putting them back with momma duck.

Are you looking to hand raise them? You're in that boat now!

as to these 2 questions after a night in the incubator they were both warmed up and started being more active so I took them both back down to the momma and they started following her again!
Cheers everyone!

 

[HuffleClaw]

I’m glad you decided to let momma duck raise them.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I am glad you took them in and gave them over night to come around they probably wouldn’t have made it if you hadn’t. That’s great they are back with mom now and back following her. Thanks for the update!