- Jun 3, 2013
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Hello all!
Long story short: I witnessed 3 baby ducks fall into the sewer drain. The mama duck was freaking out because she couldnt get them out since it was really deep. I was trying to shoo them away because she kept lingering the drain with her remaining 5 baby ducks (there were 8 total when i saw them earlier) and I was scared more would fall in if she stayed there. Eventually, I guess she gave up or didnt know what to do and left, but i sure as hell was not going to leave those poor babies in there to die! I heard their little cries and so i called my boyfriend and he ended up saving all 3 babies! The mama duck was nowhere to be found (because it took us about 3 hours trying to save them) so who knows where she went. Random onlookers that were watching my boyfriend even called the police and firefighters to come help, but it was mostly my boyfriend that did all the dirty work. He's a hero!
It was almost night time so I definitely wasnt going to leave 3 poor baby ducks alone by themselves without anyone to protect them in fear they'll get eaten, hit by a car, or fall down the drain again. Sooo i took them home with me and decided I'm going to keep them! I have a pretty huge backyard so I plan having a little duck house for them built in my backyard (dont worry, i already did my research on how to properly make one).
Basically, I'm here now because I have no idea what kind of ducks these babies are and if i'm feeding them right. I also dont know how old they are. I've only had them for about 3 days now and i've been feeding them quinoa (for protein) and minced vegetables such as spinach, iceberg lettuce, celery, mango, cabbage, and carrots. I also fed them little pieces of spaghetti which they seemed to LOVE since it resembles worms. I'm going to buy them meal worms later today....
I just want to know what other important things should i feed them because I read some stuff about ducklings needing niacin somewhere and grit? And i read somewhere else about duck starter feed too? Do i need to get all those or are they fine without them? Also, how much do i feed them because I feel like i feed them SO much but they're still always SO hungry!!! I wake up at least twice in the middle of the night to feed them because they start chirping up a storm.
Anyway, thank you in advance for all your help. I'm welcome to any suggestions!
Here are some pics of the little cuties. I also happened to take a pic of the mama duck before the incident happened. Please let me know if you can identify what kind they are!
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Long story short: I witnessed 3 baby ducks fall into the sewer drain. The mama duck was freaking out because she couldnt get them out since it was really deep. I was trying to shoo them away because she kept lingering the drain with her remaining 5 baby ducks (there were 8 total when i saw them earlier) and I was scared more would fall in if she stayed there. Eventually, I guess she gave up or didnt know what to do and left, but i sure as hell was not going to leave those poor babies in there to die! I heard their little cries and so i called my boyfriend and he ended up saving all 3 babies! The mama duck was nowhere to be found (because it took us about 3 hours trying to save them) so who knows where she went. Random onlookers that were watching my boyfriend even called the police and firefighters to come help, but it was mostly my boyfriend that did all the dirty work. He's a hero!
It was almost night time so I definitely wasnt going to leave 3 poor baby ducks alone by themselves without anyone to protect them in fear they'll get eaten, hit by a car, or fall down the drain again. Sooo i took them home with me and decided I'm going to keep them! I have a pretty huge backyard so I plan having a little duck house for them built in my backyard (dont worry, i already did my research on how to properly make one).
Basically, I'm here now because I have no idea what kind of ducks these babies are and if i'm feeding them right. I also dont know how old they are. I've only had them for about 3 days now and i've been feeding them quinoa (for protein) and minced vegetables such as spinach, iceberg lettuce, celery, mango, cabbage, and carrots. I also fed them little pieces of spaghetti which they seemed to LOVE since it resembles worms. I'm going to buy them meal worms later today....
I just want to know what other important things should i feed them because I read some stuff about ducklings needing niacin somewhere and grit? And i read somewhere else about duck starter feed too? Do i need to get all those or are they fine without them? Also, how much do i feed them because I feel like i feed them SO much but they're still always SO hungry!!! I wake up at least twice in the middle of the night to feed them because they start chirping up a storm.
Anyway, thank you in advance for all your help. I'm welcome to any suggestions!
Here are some pics of the little cuties. I also happened to take a pic of the mama duck before the incident happened. Please let me know if you can identify what kind they are!
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Ducks are great, ducklings are gross. 
I saved the ducks in like an apartment complex community type place so it's pretty big and there are a ton of other ducks there too. I didnt know how other ducks would react to baby ducks outside their group and got worried they'd be aggressive towards outsiders so I didn't want to just leave them with random ducks.Since you've lived in florida too, do you know where i can buy grit and good commercial diet? Otherwise, I'll have to order it online and who knows how long that'll take to get here.
