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After being left that long I would think that the other eggs would not hatch and usually when you move a nest the Mother bird will abandon it. I don't see her coming to her eggs in a different site. I put my discarded eggs in a strong plastic bag, tie it shut tight and they go in the garbage...

So sorry to hear. Glad that you are alright though. I hope that you get your power back soon and I pray that others are alright.

My Muscovy Oreo was sitting on 11 eggs. Yesterday two were thrown out of the nest but still beside her and off and on she has either laid one of thrown one out that was a dud. I have no idea how many are left under her but if they hatch it would be a day next week. I feel they are all duds...

I wish I knew an easy way to sex them when they are only about 4 weeks old. Voice sexing sounded like a drake and a hen but it's still too early to tell for sure. No green sheen on their heads yet but a pink and dark colored bill. Some yellow on it too though so they are probably both drakes...

I thought maybe she was. Sorry I called you Knobby, I got mixed up with the posts.

I just went out and tried to sex my two Rouen Ducklings. I know for sure the Calls are a drake and hen. I have a chance to get rid of my drakes to a coworker who wants a drake flock. I am thinking seriously about getting rid of my Mallard looking drake and the Rouen one for sure if it turns...

For Sure!!!! That is why my 3 week old Rouen Ducks went outside along with my 6 week old Call Ducks. Having the 4 in the house at the same time was bad even though I changed the bedding constantly it seemed. I went through so many bags of pine shavings, lol.

Oh Soooooo Cute!!!! Is she a Mallard or a Rouen?

I agree. When the drake pulled the little duckling from the nest and drowned it after a hard rain in a puddle in the pen I knew it was not wise to leave him have access to her. She then deserted the nest and nothing else hatched out. I was heartbroken. All ducks are different though. I had...

If it was a flying predator you would not see any evidence of a struggle. They just swoop down, snatch and grab. This time of the year they are feeding their own babies and show no mercy to little ones. I would bet that is what happened. If Mamma duck is not around then she knows they are...

You also Knobby. The ducklings outside have all done good so that is a real blessing in itself. The buck a duck Rouen Ducklings are starting to look like drakes but still too early to tell for absolutely sure. Hopefully you got a lot of hens in your bunch. Have a Blessed day.

So sorry to hear that they are gone. More than likely a bird of prey got them. If you have cranes in your area they are notorious for picking them off along with hawks, owls and crows. I would say with Momma being without them that something got them. Hopefully she will not hatch anything...

For sure.

Mine was way past due hatching is why I was able to do what I did for it. It had externally pipped but because of all of the goo was unable to break the shell to get out. I was a nervous wreck hatching it out but if I had not of it would have surely died as it was on its second day and unable...

I had the Humidity evidently too high on my gooey duckling. I had to completely peel it out of its shell and wash it and it was completely fine and is now 2 years old and my biggest duck. I guess some will make it and some will not. I was just very fortunate.

My pen is large but with 19 ducks already in it I have my limits. I have no room for Geese even though I think they are beautiful. I can't drive anywhere around here without seeing the wild Geese from Canada so I will just enjoy them in nature. If my older ducks died off then maybe I would...

Yeah!!!! So happy to hear this!!!!

I would keep him moist with neosporin that does not have pain relief in it. Some others use coconut oil. My one that was all gooey I washed off gently under warm water after I had to peel it out of its shell. It had no blood vessels or yolk though. I would let this one sit a while longer and...

Any way to just gather the ducklings up and put them in the water yourself without dropping them so far down? If their Mama is nearby she will probably take to them that way I would think. I don't know if there is a shore line where she can possibly get them out of the water or not?

They would probably be fine as long as she is watching so that she can gather them in the water. They have been water proofed by the oil on her feathers if she has sat on top of them so they should do well in the water. If we use an incubator with Mallard eggs they have no water proofing so...