There's a video on Youtube where this lady found some cute ducklings all running around. She was concerned about finding the mother. Someone suggested she feed them and she said "they need milk" and she was dead serious, too! Someone else told her that ducklings don't drink milk, but she was insistent that they did! She said in the description that she found the mama. I sure hope she found the right mother and not just some other female.
I've also had some people tell me stories about killdeer chicks hatching on a roof. I would ask if they got the chicks down before they starved, but they would say, oh, I'm sure mom and dad were feeding them. Most people don't know about precocial chicks and that they have to find food themselves.
I've also had some people tell me stories about killdeer chicks hatching on a roof. I would ask if they got the chicks down before they starved, but they would say, oh, I'm sure mom and dad were feeding them. Most people don't know about precocial chicks and that they have to find food themselves.