- Mar 1, 2017
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I have a young duck that created a nest for the first time. She built an amazing nest and sat on it faithfully only leaving once a day to eat and drink. Over the last few days she has smashed an egg every time she’s left the nest. The last couple had embryos in them. We had estimated she laid about 20 eggs but lost count after she covered them in her nest. Today, she left her nest and has not gone back. I checked her nest and couldn’t find any eggs! I’m a little baffled. She woke me up a couple nights ago screeching and running from her nest. It’s right below my bedroom window. I went outside to look and didn’t see any predators - I don’t think there was time to snatch 20 eggs. What makes a super faithful nest sitter just go awol? We were so excited for ducklings.