I am waiting for a friend to check when she gets back.
You could order a batch of ducklings from a hatchery or breeder if you can't find a loner.
Give the little one a mirror and a little fuzzy stuffed animal so it doesn't get too lonely.
We got between 30 and 34". The wind blew the powdery snow around for a few whiteouts and the electric stayed on.
The ducks were not impressed being locked up for 2 days. When they first went out, they looked at the snow and then climbed the pile and went outside. Usually they stand on top of...
How cold is it? You still need to feed them crumbles and keep clean water (no easy feat). She will set until she has decided enough have hatched to suit her. Then she will take the babies and leave the unhatched eggs. Lots of things like to eat ducks if all sizes, so make sure they are in a safe...
You will be good. Your baby will have a perfectly shaped head after not being squished through.....well you know.
I did feel like my guts were going to just drop out on front of me. I held a pillow against my stomach to stop the feeling. If you're going to nurse, put the baby on a pillow. Just...
If it doesn't absorb it, I read about someone putting it in a teacup lined with tissues. It keeps it from stumbling all around and gives the yolk time to absorb. It worked on a chick the one time I tried it. It can take a day.
I'd start telling Ryleigh she is the big sister. You can do ------. Little babies can't do that. Show her babies and ooh and ahh over them. Get her a doll when you bring the baby home. Always stress what she can do that a baby can't - like candy. And you remind her that this is what I did for...