Well everybody is out for some supervised play time it's going pretty well their have been a couple of shoving matches but all in all pretty good, Alvin doesn't want him anywhere around and will run him off if he gets to close the rest of them almost act like they are scared of him lol
It's funny how the adults act scared of the lil ducklings. My adults ducks have been terrified of our goslings. lol Glad it's going well.
Great news ,look forward to seeing some lil ducklings.
Me too i will post lots of pics!
you better!
Hey Miss Lydia -- any chance that you are out there? Your recent suggestions were very helpful, but now I need a little more support. I had decided I was wrong about the pipped egg as I really didn't think they were due to hatch until next week. And it wasn't typical looking. It turns out I need to be away from home pretty much all day tomorrow from early morning. I thought I would just take a quick look at the nest to see if things looked pretty uneventful and then leave them be and not worry. Of course the egg in question now has about 1/3 of the shell missing and a very dry white membrane with a few blood spots covering the duckling. I carried it to the house to see if I could discern if the duckling was alive or not (and of course it still is). I refuse to pick at the eggshell (I've learned my lesson on that front), so I sprayed the membrane with warm water (away from where it appears the beak might be BARELY peaking through), and put the egg back in the nest, and plan on letting nature take its course from here. I'm a little concerned that 'mom' duck seems quite happy to leave the nest if I'm anywheres near it. My ducks in the past have been quite protective. It is quite warm here (in the eighties) and dry. There is a wading pool with fresh water available to her which she still uses several times a day, so I feel that that should keep the eggs a little moist. I'm kind of wondering if this egg got a little damaged along the line and it's really not time, but the egg shell is just breaking away and falling off. Who knows ... And of course my sad little incubator died after it's last use, so other than using a heat lamp, I'm not equipped to bring the egg into the house and observe.
Thanks. Maybe I'll spray it one more time before we all turn in for the night and then hope for the best in the morning. Won't get my hopes up, but felt I could maybe give the duckling a little bit of a chance.
