What To Do About Abandoned Wood Duck Nest

[joshhaswoodducks]

Hello, friends!
My name is Josh and I am having some issues with wood ducks right now. I have a wood duck house I built up in my backyard, and this year we have had two wood ducks and a hooded merganser lay eggs in it. There are around 15 eggs total at this point. About a week ago, the ducks stopped visiting (we have a webcam inside that has shown no activity). I am worried about the eggs now, and am wondering what the best course of action would be in this situation.
thanks!

 

[R2elk]

Hello, friends!
My name is Josh and I am having some issues with wood ducks right now. I have a wood duck house I built up in my backyard, and this year we have had two wood ducks and a hooded merganser lay eggs in it. There are around 15 eggs total at this point. About a week ago, the ducks stopped visiting (we have a webcam inside that has shown no activity). I am worried about the eggs now, and am wondering what the best course of action would be in this situation.
thanks!

Contact your local game warden or DNR agent and let them deal with it.

 

[MGG]

Hello, friends!
My name is Josh and I am having some issues with wood ducks right now. I have a wood duck house I built up in my backyard, and this year we have had two wood ducks and a hooded merganser lay eggs in it. There are around 15 eggs total at this point. About a week ago, the ducks stopped visiting (we have a webcam inside that has shown no activity). I am worried about the eggs now, and am wondering what the best course of action would be in this situation.
thanks!

There's nothing you can do but clean it out now. Something probably startled them and scared the away. The eggs are also illegal to be in posession of. If the babies were alive they would be dead by now anyway.

 

[Crestcrazy2]

Hello, friends!
My name is Josh and I am having some issues with wood ducks right now. I have a wood duck house I built up in my backyard, and this year we have had two wood ducks and a hooded merganser lay eggs in it. There are around 15 eggs total at this point. About a week ago, the ducks stopped visiting (we have a webcam inside that has shown no activity). I am worried about the eggs now, and am wondering what the best course of action would be in this situation.
thanks!

So what did you end up doing ?