Ok so my two mallard hens laid thier nests about 25 feet from my house near the stream that runs through our property. One duck only has one leg that works. They laid on thier nests for at least 3.5 weeks. Last night I go out to check them and one hen is gone and so is all evidence of the 15 eggs (not a shell or a feather). Then I go out today and the other hen is gone and there is not a shell or a feather left of the eggs!!!
Do mallard hens eat the remnants of the eggs when the chicks hatch? Do you think the hens took the chicks and left????? They have NEVER left before! The only thing I can think of is a human came and took them.....no one knew though where the nests were....
Do mallard hens eat the remnants of the eggs when the chicks hatch? Do you think the hens took the chicks and left????? They have NEVER left before! The only thing I can think of is a human came and took them.....no one knew though where the nests were....