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What to do when mama duck has been nesting for 5 weeks with no babies yet?
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∙ 15y ago
If the eggs have not hatched at five weeks, they probably aren't going to hatch at all. Ducklings should only be in the eggs for up to 28 days.
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Duck has been sitting on her eggs now for 5 weeks she has taken 2 out of the nest and destroyed it with a chick inside you did check one egg and the chick was fully formed and dead with the the yolk?
maybe the duck was sick
When you take a fertilized chicken or duck egg and put it in the ground for a few weeks what do you get?
You get a dead chicken, or duck. But you can get a chicken/duck tree, depending on the season, lighting, and waterness.
Can you touch an duck egg and the mom will come back?
no you can not touch an duck egg and the mom will come back because the mom will get jealous and kill there babies so dont touch a duck egg
What age do peking ducks lay eggs?
Peking DuckPeking duck is the name of a Chinese dish but the pekin duck, will be ready to have eggs at about 22 weeks and also can (in rare occasion) start at 4 weeks or when completely white
How do duck carry their babies?
Ducks do not carry their babies. When the babies are born they are imprinted with their mother. After that they follow her all over. She doesn't have to carry them because they are right behind her.
How old can a mother duck have babies?
they start to lay at 18 too 22 weeks
What to do with a duck who is nesting no where near water?
Put it near water stupid
Is duck a grain eating animal?
A duck can actually eat people when no one is looking. There has been reports for it eating babies when they are sleeping, so yeah, they are not grain eating animals
If I don't have a nesting box, can I keep my female rabbit in a carton when she is giving birth?
NOOOOOOOO. whats better is if you put her in a cardboard box with the top open and a screen on top so she cant get out and have her babies somewhere else, and tape the screen with duck tape.(put old blancket or towel on bottom so babies wont die.
You have a pet duck and she has a nest of 10 eggs She has been sitting on them for 2 weeks but the eggs are not fertilized What should you do?
eat 'em
How does a duckling care for her young?
Actually, a duckling is a baby duck, so ducklings don't have babies, because they are babies.
Duck has been sitting on her eggs now for 5 weeks she has taken 2 out of the nest and destroyed it with a chick inside you did check one egg and the chick was fully formed and dead with the the yolk?
maybe the duck was sick
Is it possible for a dog to have babies with a duck?
No, they are not compatible. Dogs are mammals and ducks are birds.
How long will a muscovy duck nurse her babies?
Never. Ducks aren't mammals.
Will koi eat baby ducklings. We have a mallard duck nesting next to our koi pond. When the ducklings hatch will the koi eat them if they swim in the pond?
yes they will
When you take a fertilized chicken or duck egg and put it in the ground for a few weeks what do you get?
You get a dead chicken, or duck. But you can get a chicken/duck tree, depending on the season, lighting, and waterness.
Can you touch an duck egg and the mom will come back?
no you can not touch an duck egg and the mom will come back because the mom will get jealous and kill there babies so dont touch a duck egg
