Pekin duck losing ducklings

[Miss Bluewings]

Some birds just aren’t great moms. Pekins especially are unlikely to even go broody in the first place. If she tries again and you let her, you’ll just need to move them inside to a brooder as soon as they’re hatched. So sorry to hear they all passed.

Get a wild duck intead, our muscovy crosses are super mothers! Our Sonya got herself 5 babies, she would not let even her sister come near them, I am checking on them every hour, and they are just perfect! She is taking such wonderful care of them, so much better then what we humans did with one little baby that was lost. Sonya is supervising every movement and every activity they make, she is even checking what is in their mouth and pulling it out if she think it is not right. And she friscs their hair with her beak all the way from their mouth to tails.