Re: duck clutch
- From: " Jill." <news@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2005 23:33:32 +0100
alex massey wrote:
> Greetings from sunny Gloucestershire,
>
> Our Muscovy duck is sitting on her first clutch of (we hope)
> fertilised eggs. All previous eggs have been whisked (sorry pun) away
> for cake making. She has two admiring drakes to contend with so a
> good chance, we understand, that some of the eight may be viable.
> Questions:
> Should we isolate her from the drakes?
If you have no other birds it might be a good idea as they could pester her
If there are other ducks they can lay in her nest which upsets the apple
cart with ill timed eggs
> Will the ducklings, if any, be able to get out and about for food, or
> should we keep them in the duck house?
Yes but htey are also fair game for predators -- gulls and crows LOVE
ducklings
So you need to give her a protected area until they are big enough not to be
attractive -- they do grow super fast
> Either way, what should we do to help them feed/drink?
They are fine -- Mum will do that -- an area of fresh sweet mown grass is
great and duck starter is a good feed and will help to put condition back on
mum too
>
> Don't want to get into the incubator thing; natural childbirth for us!
have fun
Muscovy ducklings are dead cute
--
regards
Jill Bowis
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>
> Many thanks
>
> Alex and Hilary
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