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We had a nest of sparrows near the front door and used another door for a month.
A poor pizza delivery guy came to the front door one night and both parent sparrows
dive bombed him .
I bet the moma duck and babies don't think that is a cool idea
The mom might not like it but once the birds hatch out, they imprint on the first thing they see. When I was little I had an African Goose that thought I was MOMMY and would walk right up to me, come when I called her, eat food out of my hand. My Dad hatched her out from an egg as well. Her name was Rachel.
The mom might not like it but once the birds hatch out, they imprint on the first thing they see. When I was little I had an African Goose that thought I was MOMMY and would walk right up to me, come when I called her, eat food out of my hand. My Dad hatched her out from an egg as well. Her name was Rachel.
How sweet, and lucky you.
We have little rose finches that nest above our front door, and it is so cool to watch them come and go. We have a window-surround across the top and sides of the door, so it is almost like having a window into the nest. Fortunately, we don't go in and out of the front door, so the little family is left undisturbed.
The orchard orioles build nests in the maples along the curbing in front of the house, and last Spring, when I stepped out to go to the mailbox, there was a little oriole -- learning to fly, as best I could tell -- in the middle of the small grassy area. You never saw such a commotion as the mature orioles made! It was the parents, and the aunts and the uncles, and the oriole neighbors. It was so cool to see them working together to protect that little one. I never knew birds would band-together like that to protect a young.
I meant to ask my husband to check the bunnies this a.m. He contends Mrs. Rabbit has probably moved them since my neighbor and I inadvertently uncovered the nest in our mulching ministrations the other day. They were so cute. He also said they were still young, too young to relocate them, ourselves, when the neighbor indicated she wasn't much enamored of having the little family in her yard.
Let us know when the ducks hatch, and Mama Quack starts parading them. Where is there water near you?
Place the duck egg in a saucepan of water and bring it to the boil then reduce it to a simmer and allow them to cook for 3 minutes (so that it is soft boiled). Remove from the heat and serve.
I have been worrying for three days. The last time I saw the mother duck was 6PM Tuesday evening that had stormy weather. On Wednesday, my children, on their way back from school, found that mother duck was not in the nest. I just thought she changed her meal time (she used to go out early morning). But I was wrong. She has not come back so far. The eggs are still there. I think the mother duck sat on the eggs about 20 days, so 6 or 7 more days are needed for eggs to be hatched. There is no trace of mother duck near the nest. I think I have to call USDA again to ask what to do with the eggs.
Thank you for your concern.
I have been worrying for three days. The last time I saw the mother duck was 6PM Tuesday evening that had stormy weather. On Wednesday, my children, on their way back from school, found that mother duck was not in the nest. I just thought she changed her meal time (she used to go out early morning). But I was wrong. She has not come back so far. The eggs are still there. I think the mother duck sat on the eggs about 20 days, so 6 or 7 more days are needed for eggs to be hatched. There is no trace of mother duck near the nest. I think I have to call USDA again to ask what to do with the eggs.
Thank you for your concern.
If they don't answer or do anything right soon, my suspicions (as naive as they may be) is that they will not survive the weekend. How many days can the eggs survive exposed like that? I've heard that some require a constant temperature where a certain degree difference would mean catastrophe. If you don't get any response right away, I'd go with Lindsey_Mcfarren's idea and see if someone here or wherever would go ahead, hatch them, and possibly adopt them if successful. Start taking names.
If they don't answer or do anything right soon, my suspicions (as naive as they may be) is that they will not survive the weekend. How many days can the eggs survive exposed like that? I've heard that some require a constant temperature where a certain degree difference would mean catastrophe. If you don't get any response right away, I'd go with Lindsey_Mcfarren's idea and see if someone here or wherever would go ahead, hatch them, and possibly adopt them if successful. Start taking names.
I would definetly find someone who can pop those eggs into an incubator. If you have a farmer around you, check around and see if they have an incubator.
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