Hi everyone!!!! My name is Tammy and I'm new to the forum and to the bird community .... First question
My mallard female had 4 eggs in her nest. My husband noticed the birds bothering her and disturbing the nest and then found one of the eggs broken. He tried to move her and her nest into the horse stall (it was empty) to protect her. Well she wasn't having it. The minute he closed the stall and turned his back ... She flew out the window. He never saw her so she was off the nest for about 14 hours. That night it was unseasonably cold and the eggs were cold to the touch. I moved the nest back to the original spot and she immediately got back on the nest. Does anyone think the eggs survived? Also one of the eggs has gray patches . Any ideas?
My mallard female had 4 eggs in her nest. My husband noticed the birds bothering her and disturbing the nest and then found one of the eggs broken. He tried to move her and her nest into the horse stall (it was empty) to protect her. Well she wasn't having it. The minute he closed the stall and turned his back ... She flew out the window. He never saw her so she was off the nest for about 14 hours. That night it was unseasonably cold and the eggs were cold to the touch. I moved the nest back to the original spot and she immediately got back on the nest. Does anyone think the eggs survived? Also one of the eggs has gray patches . Any ideas?
