Momma on ducklings

[Opal8]

I let my mallard duck hatch her own eggs. She hatched 11 ducklings a day ago, but she won’t come out for food or water. Should I be worried?

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Pictures? - Let momma duck in piece, she knows what to do! Just offer her and the babies some food and water in a safe distance where you won't stress her and observe. She will lead her offspring out very soon.

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

And it might help you if you read a bit through my thread from last summer where Katharina Duck, a Fawn & White Runner raised seven babies: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/charleston-we-have-a-broody-here.1323278/post-21649584