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All birds have to incubate their eggs, keeping them at a certain temp and turning them so the chicks won't stick to the inside of the eggs. Some birds cover their eggs to keep them warm when they are away, but most just use their own body heat

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Q: Do mallard ducks have to sit on their eggs?
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How many eggs does a mallard duck lays in a year?

Mallard ducks will lay and sit on about 8-15 eggs per year If you are collecting the eggs, ducks will lay over 100 eggs each year.


What animals eat mallard ducks?

Foxes, and raccoons eat young mallard ducks. Snapping turtles will also eat them. Mallard duck eggs are eaten by snakes, and crows.


Can you eat mallard eggs?

You can eat eggs from any type of duck, it is illegal to in any way kill a wild mallard duck. You can only eat domesticated mallard ducks or their eggs.


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They are the most common type of ducks and really interesting. Mallard ducks also behave like any other birds, building cup-like nests made up of grass and leaves. Female mallard ducks usually lay around five to fourteen greenish-white eggs in each clutch, and it's the female mallard that takes care of their ducklings.


Does mallard ducks have to be bred with other mallards or does it matter?

If the result you want is a mallard, yes. If mallards can just breed with other ducks, yes, a mallard duck can breed other breed ducks.


Do mallard ducks exhibit homosexual behavior?

They are the most common type of ducks and really interesting. Mallard ducks also behave like any other birds, building cup-like nests made up of grass and leaves. Female mallard ducks usually lay around five to fourteen greenish-white eggs in each clutch, and it's the female mallard that takes care of their ducklings.


Can mallard ducks change gender?

Mallard ducks are not capable of changing gender. There is no known species of duck that is capable of that.


What did mallard ducks evolve from?

Mallard ducks were never introduced. Mallards were the first duck ever on planet Earth.


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