Apr 17, 2013 · I was wondering if anyone could help me. A mallard duck made a nest & so far has laid about 6 eggs roughly 6 ft away from my side door we use often. This is a first. I cannot understand why she picked this spot. We have a golden retriever that found the nest, which is when I saw it, only one egg at that time. I have kept him away since.

May 14, 2013 · I live in a residential area of town in Upper Michigan. Last week, I noticed a wild duck (I think its a Mallard) wandering in my front yard and then found a nest with 11 eggs under a bush in a small flower garden in my front yard! Last week she was leaving the nest and crossing the street. She met up with a male duck a couple times across the ...

Jun 1, 2023 · If you dont have an incubator you need to put the nest with her so that she can sit, if she will, since they've been moved. If she's wild, you'll need to call a wildlife rehabber/rescue. Possession of her and her eggs is likely illegal. Photos will be helpful. For now, keep her warm and in a dark space, offer her water with electrolytes.

Apr 23, 2018 · Mallards are pretty tame and if she hangs around (off the nest) you can give her birdseed and she'll feel more comfortable. She takes about 3 breaks a day for an hour each and covers her nest so if she's off it sometimes don't be alarmed. If she abandons the nest I would call the animal rescue as they won't survive on their own.

Jun 4, 2015 · Weeks ago I found a duck nest...started with one egg. Now about 11. I think it's Mallard. She made her nest at the top of of slope up to my sunroom wall, with my tall purple sage around it. She is quite comfortable and I can view it from my kitchen window. The eggs will probably hatch in a few weeks. I have heard to put out food.

Jul 15, 2022 · Finally duck decided to make a separate nest in the pampas grass about 200 feet from my pond, and the other Duck made one by the wall of my shed surrounded by long wheat grass. Interestingly - duck laid about ten eggs in Ducks nest by the shed then abandoned it to lay nine eggs and call that clutch to incubate in her nest by the pampas grass ...

May 8, 2009 · Where I work we have a rather large natural pond. It is on a mid to heavy trafficked, commercial roadway... but is a country setting. We have wild geese annually and their babies as well as a few pair of mallards. There is a nest between our pond and the road (ONLY about 5 …

Nov 30, 2014 · Hi everyone, I'm here to pick your brains again :P I have a mallard duck who is sitting on a nest of eggs at the moment. She had in total 12 eggs if I counted right. The eggs are due to hatch this Wednesday and excitement and tension are mounting :) She made a nest next to the pond between the...

Dec 26, 2006 · The empty lot where she built her nest is not duck friendly. No water, surrounded on all sides by houses in a very suburban area. It is also disced / rotatilled every year for weed abatement. Heck, for all we know she's done this every …

Mar 12, 2021 · But there were no shells to be found. About 2 days later, the eggs reappeared back in the nest. the same duck started a new nest in my flower bed right by the house. About 20 days or so ago, there were probably 12-15 eggs total in it. But I noticed that the male was still breeding her even after she started sitting on her nest.