I have this black and white duck. She made a nest in the bush near a lake, and laid one egg down in it. She left the egg though and came in to her coop like usual.
I think your duck is now afraid because of what happened to her previous eggs and will try to find a much more secluded area.
Sometimes you can 'watch' them to try and see where they are headed but they are smart and may just not go to their nest.
Hopefully, you can provide more security for her but most likely you're going to just have to be patient as if you keep hunting you may lead preditors to her nest.
There are ducks in my backyard and they come every year, but this year they laid eggs. She laid one yesterday and one today.
But there's no nest and they're scattered everywhere. Did she abandon them? Should I move them?My duck just laid eggs for the first time. Her nest is not by her house or her area at all, we have owls and cats that can take her eggs. Can I move them without losing any babies?
This morning I found a duck egg on the step of my salt water pool! I wasn't sure what to do with it! I used the skimmer to move it out of the water and put it in the bed closest to where it was. Do you think it is alive still? Also, I need something to keep the ducks from getting in the pool! I have tried everything, but they keep coming back. They are ruining the liner; any suggestions? I love ducks, but can't have them in my pool. They are pooping all around the edge and my dogs are eating it! Yuck!
Please help!
I have a big pond with a male and female duck. There used to be two females, but I have not seen her in two days. I found a nest with 3 eggs in it yesterday and 4 today so it must be the female's that is still here. I also found two eggs that were laid in the pond and read online that they can be very resilient before the incubation period starts and that if an egg is laid in water it can still survive if taken out.
Should I take the two eggs out and put them in the nest? Or should I just leave them alone?We have 4 ducks we bought as they where young. 1 has laid 8 eggs and is nesting at this point. We will be moving at the end of the month. Will she still care for the eggs?
We will be taking them with us as we move. They are tame ducks not wild so I wasn't sure if she would still care for them.I have a couple of Mallard ducks, they have never left my backyard since we have a big pond. This year she has laid so many eggs, but finally she has made a good nest and she laid 13 eggs, She has been sitting on them for 2 weeks now, but last night 3 were eaten. Normally they will abandon the nest, but she still sitting on her nest, a little frighten.
Should I move the eggs to to a chicken coop? Will she still sit on them after I move them? What is the best I can do, so no more eggs get eaten?
We live in Michigan and have foxes, raccoons, hawks, snapping turtles, and more :(
Thank you.
Do you have a wildlife rescue or aviary in your area? I would call them and see if they can help. The wildlife rescue in my town is really good and offers solutions to challenges like this. If you can't find it through Google, call your local town officials or even the police NON EMERGENCY number and see if they can get you hooked up with the right place.
My duck laid 2 eggs on my neighbor's pouch. It has now laid one egg on my balcony. Which I think was because she didn't have a way off of the balcony where I her wanted to lay her egg. What do I do? Which should I move to add to the other?
A duck has been nesting in the garden, but was scared off the other day. 2 eggs were broken and she left the nest. She has not returned all day and it is wet and cold. They are calling for more rain and cold weather including possible snow tomorrow.
Seeing as it was nearing evening we decided to bring the eggs and nest inside so they would not get too cold. There is no male and she was hurt. Is there any chance she will return and if she does can we put the nest back for her?It is snowing in Minnesota and the temp has gotten down to the 40s most nights for the last week. On Easter we noticed a duck in the bushes by our front yard and 3 eggs under some leaves. We have not seen the duck since then, but today she tried to move her eggs and one is in the grass on the side of the driveway and the other 2 are still in the bushes. What should we do?
We have a duck's nest in a bucket on our balcony that is one story up from the ground. Should we move the bucket to ground level and when should we do that?
If we move the bucket before they hatch will the mother duck find them?We had a duck lay one egg in our bark at work 2 days ago. The egg was completely exposed to the elements. We hadn't seen the mother duck until today when she came looking for her egg. We assumed she abandoned the egg, so we picked it up with rubber gloves, placed it in a warm towel and laid it in the sun for warmth.
The mother duck returned today, however we have her egg inside. If we place the egg back, will the mother return?I had several duck eggs laid about two weeks ago, 12 in total. I noticed two days ago one egg was out of the nest about two feet away. Today 4 more seemingly were kicked out again all about two feet away.
One of the eggs the very top was broken off and looked to have some egg yolk left but not much else. I see ducks over there every day. Are these eggs not good or what could have happened?If the ducks are not sitting on the eggs and/or they have rolled away from the nest, and are cold for even a short time (only a few hours), then the babies are dead.
I have 3 duck nests in my yard, each nest has 20 plus eggs. The momma ducks are caring for them and at this point and are not leaving their nests. They are obviously not sitting on all of the eggs because their bodies are not that big. Is it possible all of the eggs will not hatch? Also, one nest is on a hill, a few have rolled down about 1-2 feet (see pic), should I put them back?
I do not live on a farm either hahaha. They are so beautiful tho so I am watching them closely. She is on the nest under the branch. She is pretty much used to me because I am around all the time.My duck was thought missing for 3 days, but I found her last night sitting on 16 duck and 2 random chicken eggs. She is in a questionable spot and we have big dogs.
Can I move her and the nest into a sitting box and have her still care for them?You need to talk to someone who has experience with raising ducks. Is there a local farmer you could consult, or a government agricultural office that might help?