Ok, I screwed up, and would do things differently if I could but that ship sailed. I was getting out of chickens and into ducks. I got my first ducks but hadn't moved the nest boxes down to floor level yet. Several of the ducks started a clutch. I didn't want to discourage that, so I just started letting them do their thing.
Long story short, I ended up with a pile of about 60 eggs. 7 different ducks are sitting in a group on the pile. Due to the eggs being laid over a period of time, 3 hatched a few days ago and all 7 ducks are still sitting on the pile of eggs. It is hilarious to see, but not at all the best situation.
The 3 that have hatched can be seen peeking out from under a different mother duck every time I look. Nobody seems to mind, but nobody is laying claim to them either. I put a small peep feeder and waterer next to them, but is anybody going to teach them to eat or drink? Will mother nature handle this? All of the mothers hiss and go crazy if I go near them to attempt to collect the babies.....it is like one big daycare center in there..........lol
What should I do?
Long story short, I ended up with a pile of about 60 eggs. 7 different ducks are sitting in a group on the pile. Due to the eggs being laid over a period of time, 3 hatched a few days ago and all 7 ducks are still sitting on the pile of eggs. It is hilarious to see, but not at all the best situation.
The 3 that have hatched can be seen peeking out from under a different mother duck every time I look. Nobody seems to mind, but nobody is laying claim to them either. I put a small peep feeder and waterer next to them, but is anybody going to teach them to eat or drink? Will mother nature handle this? All of the mothers hiss and go crazy if I go near them to attempt to collect the babies.....it is like one big daycare center in there..........lol
What should I do?