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Abandoned Duck Nest?

November 7, 2019

My mother duck has 7 day old duckings and she stopped sleeping with them. Has she abandoned them? Should I intervene; it's November and it's very cold.

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I'm afraid to let them get too cold.

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November 8, 20190 found this helpful
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If she is still around, but not caring for them, ducks (birds in general) often abandon chicks that are not viable and that could be what is going on. That is so sad, but they run on instincts, not feelings. The other thing that could be happening is she is caring for them, but just not when you are watching.


If truly you think they are abandoned I always recommend contacting your local Humane Society or Animal Rescue or Wildlife Refuge versus advising you to act on your own and get their expert advice or intervention.

Sadly well meaning intentions without proper skills can often cause more harm than good.

Post back what the experts tell you or an update if mom came back! Prayers for the feathered ones!

 

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November 8, 20190 found this helpful
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Are you sure she has abandoned them all together. Normally the ducks will follow her around. If you are worried about them being cold you should ut a box in the cage and add a towl or some old clothes to the box for them to sleep in. The mother will teach them how to find food and even feed then when she eats the food you leave in the cage for her. We have raised tons of chickens and ducks here and it seems like the mother is not caring for them, but she really is.

 
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April 20, 2022

A duck has laid 9 eggs in a nest and been sitting on eggs for over a week. She's not been on the nest all day today and lots of feathers about, it's very cold tonight in Scotland and I don't know what to do with the eggs as it doesn't look like she's coming back.

Would be grateful for some feedback. I don't have an incubator but have a heat lamp.

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April 27, 20220 found this helpful
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A mother duck sits on her eggs for 20 to 23 hours a day. She will leave the eggs (typically covered in down) for an hour or so each morning and afternoon so that she can feed. Any extended absence more than a few hours once incubation has begun will likely be fatal to the developing embryos, because the eggs are much less tolerant to cold than fresh eggs.

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Candle the eggs.
If the egg does not have any distinct veins and it is white when you shine the light on it, it is likely dead. But if not all eggs are dead, then you can make a mini incubator at home using a bulb:
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June 10, 2010

About 2 or 3 weeks ago, we noticed a mama duck near our front porch on a nest with 10 eggs under her. She has been there 24/7, except occasionally, probably to get food and water for herself. Not for 2 days we have not seen her. What do we do about the 10 eggs?

By TWYLA from Hampton, VA

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June 12, 20101 found this helpful
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Leave them. Ducks do and must get off of their nests a lot. If it's been over 21 days, then likely the eggs are bad and she decided not to hatch them. (They might be bad in fewer days, too - but at least 21 days is needed to hatch). If they were viable and it's not very hot all day and night and she's been gone, likely they've died in the shell. That's the way that nature keeps the duck population from over blooming. I've learned to respect that, and duck eggs must be kept 99 degrees, but not allowed to dry or the babies will die trying to get out.

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You should never help them out because the long time (sometimes a day) that it takes them to leave the egg allows all the blood vessels in the inside of the albumin of the egg to slowly dry up. If you try to get them out too soon, and they can bleed to death as their naval will wick the blood out and not dry up like it should and separate naturally from the albumin.

Also, they're closing up the last of the yolk into their bellies at that time and you don't want to open the egg too soon or you risk them getting infected. Let the ducks handle it- they really know their stuff. And hope for babies! Don't have your feelings hurt if they have more babies than survive - again it's how mother nature takes care to keep populations correct, not too many and thus diseased and starving ducks. It's hard to do - ducklings are the cutest creatures on earth!

 
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June 6, 2017

I have this duck who has been laying eggs in my aunt's flower bed. I took the dog out and she was sitting in the grass. When my dog saw her he tried going after her. Luckily I have a leash that you can control how far ahead they can go.

When he tried going after her, she flew away. Will she be back? Also if she doesn't come back what should I do because I'm scared the feral cats will get the babies.

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April 25, 2017

My cat scared a duck nesting in a planter on my deck. She has been sitting on the eggs for over 2 weeks. Will she come back? What should I do if she doesn't? How long should I wait?


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April 25, 20170 found this helpful

She will come back to sit on the nest after all the eggs are laid.

 
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May 2, 2017

A mallard has chosen a very small space in front of our condo to nest for the 2nd year. Last year was perfect and she hatched beautiful ducklings. This year she left her nest yesterday morning at 7, after running and squawking throughout the parking lot, and hasn't returned. It's been over 24 hours. She left her nest uncovered. We used a small rake to cover them with her feathers.


How do we know if she abandoned the nest? and what could we do to help?

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May 29, 2018

What would cause a duck to abandon its nest full of eggs? Sas been sitting on the eggs for 4 days and she has not been seen for over 24 hours.

Mother Duck Seems to Have Abandoned Nest - nest in among iris plants
 

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May 30, 20180 found this helpful
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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.

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Good luck to you and the eggs!

 
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April 29, 2020

Is this an abandoned nest? The female hasn't been around or anywhere near by for almost a week. There is just the one egg. There are lights in our garden that light up at night. Should we let a predator find it?

Should we see if we can hatch it? I'm worried this duck couple is gone. My kids where so excited we got a duck nest and now we aren't sure what to do.

Abandoned Duck Egg - duck egg in dry grass
 
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April 28, 2019

We were outside today with two dogs and five people. My granddaughter noticed a mother duck on a nest. We soon left the area, but now the mother has been away from the nest of 10 eggs for a couple of hours.

Do you think she will return? She seemed stressed while we were there.

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September 1, 2018

I have a male and female duck that have been on our pond for the last 6 months. Just recently I found a nest of 12 eggs and the female has been sitting on them for a little over a week. Yesterday I realized the male duck was gone and now this morning the female is gone.

I believe she took off late yesterday evening. I checked the nest before going to bed and she was gone. She hasn't been back. Can I save these eggs or is it too late?

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April 25, 2017

Our momma duck has been missing for at least 48 hours. We have a nest of 15 eggs. Will they still survive if we get them to a incubator?
Thanks.


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May 3, 2020

A duck laid 5 eggs in the last week. She was trying to lay another egg 5 days ago and our siding contractor startled her and she flew away. Is it possible she'll come back?

Duck Seems to Have Abandoned Her Eggs - nest with 5 eggs
 

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May 5, 20200 found this helpful
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If the duck has not returned by now it is more than likely that the duck will not come back and has decided to make a nest some place else. I would wait a few more days before picking up the eggs and nest to dispose of them.

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If you want to long the eggs will go bad and start to stink.

 
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