Hi all,
I've been thinking about it for a while as my Muscovy's are horrible mothers (out of 9 ducklings only 2 survived, they are always leaving their duckligns outside at night for me to save) yet the wood ducks that hang around seem to be great mothers. I was also talking to a friend who buys her ducklings off a breeder and she says that the bredder only incubates the eggs as her ducks are terrible mothers.
So I was wondering, are ducklings that are raised by ducks better mothers then those that are raised by humans?
I've been thinking about it for a while as my Muscovy's are horrible mothers (out of 9 ducklings only 2 survived, they are always leaving their duckligns outside at night for me to save) yet the wood ducks that hang around seem to be great mothers. I was also talking to a friend who buys her ducklings off a breeder and she says that the bredder only incubates the eggs as her ducks are terrible mothers.
So I was wondering, are ducklings that are raised by ducks better mothers then those that are raised by humans?