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got questions > Keep in mind Oreo a wild Muscovy duck she will leave with them after they hatch, they have both together 26 eggs & some also belong to Paula they both drop eggs in same nest, but Oreo been doing all the work. I think the eggs will hatch around May 14 that will be about 35 days. I...

Both Oreo & Paula have been sharing the same box house & both of them have eggs in it. As of April 10 there is 22 eggs in their basket & both girls have been working in shifts Oreo has the night shift & Then Paula comes in the AM to relieve her for awhile until just before sunset when Oreo comes...

thank you. pretty cool they understand what I say to them. oreo came back when we were gone & her box still had the cover on it, but then she came back when we got home I removed the cover told her grandma kept the babies safe from the storm & she okay to go inside of it now. she did go in to...

Yup they are sharing the nest silly Paula drop egg she got afraid of the little dog that was outside running around across street he run over here sometimes barking being all full of energy. after dog went inside after a few minutes. I was surprised for a wild duck miss Paula she let me gently...

I can't my sprinkler & sewer pipe is there & its out front in the corner of my house & I live in HOA. so far they been okay with me taking care of the ducks.

too late she moved the heavy statue I had put over it. she now has 7 eggs. this is Oreo she the one on the right pic white with black speckles on her head & her sister Paula she the one in the left pic with the all white her head. I gave them a box with awning help keep the sun from baking them...

meet Paula she is Oreo & Cookie dough other sister from over at the pond & today there were 2 new eggs that makes 7. And yes when they are gone I write numbers on them to keep track of them & I wear gloves. not sure if she was babysitting them for a while when Oreo left to go do her thing. Or if...

what I made for cookie doughs sister miss Oreo I gave her cookie doughs old house when the house when the sun comes around in the afternoon it gets so very hot under it. I can't plant anything over there in the corner because of the septic access & sprinkler is there. Did next best thing I can...

yes I'm in north florida jax area. oreo was back this morning she dropped 1 egg now she got 2, but I don't think the 1st one might make it being she didn't cover it up or stay to sit on it got cold last night down to 45 & It will get cold again tonight going...

Here we go again meet Oreo she’s cookie dough sister she also another wild duck down from the pond across the street from my house. she showed up this morning. cookie dough just had 8 babies hatch & she took them all over to the pond a few weeks ago. Oreo seems to be comfortable with us she...

Here we go again meet Oreo jr. she’s cookie dough sister another wild duck from the pond. she showed up this morning. She seems to be comfortable with us she knows us she been over here when cookie dough was here. She about to drop eggs. Thing is I covered up the old nest & had a heavy statue...

Here we go again meet Oreo jr. she’s cookie dough sister another wild duck from the pond. she showed up this morning. She seems to be comfortable with us she knows us. I moved the statue out of the way & gave her cookie dough box & bedding. She about to drop eggs. Thing is I covered up the old...

oh boy found a circle dent behind the sprinkler next to where cookie dough was, but she just had babies a few days ago & left down to the pond with all her 8 babies. sadly, her remaining 13 eggs didn't make it & some were not fertile. when ever I get a chance i walk down over to the pond to...

way cool small world. yes they are very cool ducks. and very smart they seem to know what I'm saying to them & I'm learning their language by how they act or wink at me when when I say something she likes. and when she don't like something she look at me like really yah no or open her mouth...

this is cookie dough today I think she was hot from the sun. we had a nice chat today lol. and cookie dough & xbox used to sit up on my roof before she had the rest of her babies her under belly pretty cool looking looks like she has a squirl on it. they would walk along side of us when I took...