Rubber duck 🦆

[Chloevr]

We have put the rest of the ducks up in the coop and she is now very relaxed and sitting on her eggs, and two hatched chicks.

 

[Chloevr]

I would be cautious of a drake some could care less others can harm. I usually keep my mama duck and duckling separate with fencing so everyone can see each other and integration goes better, that way the ducklings are safe until they are at least 2 weeks old. Others may have a different approach.
Be sure to post pictures of them all once hatch is done we love pictrures.

And Welcome to BYC!

I must say, our guy is a real gentleman. He is very sweet with his female.

 

[Miss Lydia]

My Muscovy drake was great with little ones mainly just stayed out of their way. Like if mama and ducklings were heading towards him he ran the other way.
I have read some that aren't so nice though.

 

[Chloevr]

The pair are sitting in the sun with their babies. She has gone back to the remainder of the eggs now. I was worried she was abandoning the rest of the eggs

 

[Miss Lydia]

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The pair are sitting in the sun with their babies. She has gone back to the remainder of the eggs now. I was worried she was abandoning the rest of the eggs

I love them, they are beautiful. Did babies follow mom back to the nest?

 

[Chloevr]

I love them, they are beautiful. Did babies follow mom back to the nest?

Yes she called them and did a tail flick/wave and they ran back to her

 

[Miss Lydia]

I hope the rest hatch in the next few days she'll feel obligated to get up and take care of the ones that have already hatched. She may leave the nest and eggs that haven't hatched.

 

[Chloevr]

I hope the rest hatch in the next few days she'll feel obligated to get up and take care of the ones that have already hatched. She may leave the nest and eggs that haven't hatched.

She has left the nest with the busy baby’s. I did put them all up in a big dog kennel and closed her in. I also opened up an already pipped egg so she can hear the baby. Left her to settle for half an hour and she is back on the nest with the remaining 3 eggs and chick that was hatched last night. It is still very floppy but warm and dry.

 

[Miss Lydia]

That's great news!! Look forward to seeing them all once she has them up and moving around.

 

[Chloevr]

Final outcome.
2 eggs where not hatching I candled them and saw that both chicks where not moving. I opened the shell, and discovered that one chick was dead and the other moments away from dying. It had all of its organs on the outside of its body. They both were moving last night. Who knows.

We have 6 happy chicks under mamma duck tucked in and safe and warm.