Help! Mother won't accept baby!

[desertdarlene]

If fire ants are a problem, it's might be best to get a brooder and raise them yourself. Otherwise, I would do what Jdywntr suggests.

 

[Miss Lydia]

we took them out from under her because fire ants were running in and out of the eggs.

Yes get hen and ducklings out of that nest fire ants will kill the babies and could probably kill the hen if she got enough bites. How is it going today?

 

[OreoPlymothRock]

good, the ducklings are eating and drinking, the others havent hatched yet. They took their first 3 minute swim and their first running and walking in the grass.

 

[animalz11]

good, the ducklings are eating and drinking, the others havent hatched yet. They took their first 3 minute swim and their first running and walking in the grass.

Naw...
My Muscovy's managed to hatch out 2 ducklings out of 12 eggs and 9 live ducklings, and the ducklings are just learning to swim, although they start to panic if the mums walked away, so I put in ramps leading in and out of the water so they wouldn't get stuck.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Naw...
My Muscovy's managed to hatch out 2 ducklings out of 12 eggs and 9 live ducklings, and the ducklings are just learning to swim, although they start to panic if the mums walked away, so I put in ramps leading in and out of the water so they wouldn't get stuck.

Very important what you did with ramps.

 

[Miss Lydia]

good, the ducklings are eating and drinking, the others havent hatched yet. They took their first 3 minute swim and their first running and walking in the grass.

Great news!!! did you move the ducklings/eggs and mama hen so the fire ants couldn't get to them?

 

[OreoPlymothRock]

no, there is nowhere else to put them

 

[OreoPlymothRock]

The ducks saw us first, so will the ducks follow puffball?

 

[OreoPlymothRock]

we put her in a bin on it's side. One of the two ducklings are hatching!

 

[OreoPlymothRock]

Here are the two that already hatched


Sammy





Lily







Sammy and Lily