MommaDuck78
Chirping
- Nov 12, 2019
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My baby girl Daisy is learning. She gave me one full clutch of eggs and her second clutch of eggs she decided she was going to sit. I let her sit on four eggs, but on day 4, she pooped on the eggs, got up to take a bath in the pool, then went back to her nest and pushed each egg down the ramp of the duck house that I built. Her third clutch of eggs she decided to sit again so I let her have five eggs. She has done so well and I've been so proud of her because she has sat the whole time getting up to poop outside of the nest, take a bath and then get back on the nest. Today is day 37. On day 34 I found shells in her water bowl and assumed she found an egg that wasn't fertilized. But then on day 35 I found a duckling in her water bowl. Still in the fetal position, eyes not open as if it did not hatch, but seemed fully developed and she knew maybe that it was not alive. Then on Day 36 I found remnants of shell in her water bowl and a dead ducklings still in the fetal position next to the water bowl. This morning I found the same thing. 3 ducklings, 3 days in a row still in the fetal position as if she knew they were dead and ate the shell to dispose of the duckling??? Why do I have three dead ducklings in a row who seem to be fully developed.... this past week we did have a very hot week, hotter than normal for this town and she didn't get off of the eggs very much and I'm wondering is it possible that the babies were cooked??? I'm worried about her and she only has one egg left under her on day 37 after one egg that wasn't fertilized and three fully develops ducklings in the last 3 days dead... Has it been too hot for her? Is she still learning how to regulate the temperature? She is just a year old..... Help... I'm so sad for her....