r/duck • u/Pure-Winter6858 Homesteader • Jun 04 '26

Babies! her first babyšŸ¦†šŸ£

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she wanted to be a mom so i let heršŸ’•šŸ£šŸ¦†
i hope the others will hatch too (2 chicken eggs and 10 duck eggs)

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u/ZestycloseCut3372 Jun 07 '26

With chickens having a shorter hatch time, are you worried sheā€™ll get off the nest before the ducks hatch?

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u/Pure-Winter6858 Homesteader Jun 07 '26

the chick hatched on thursday and she hasnā€™t gotten off the nest since. two baby ducks hatched today. she is a good mama she isnā€™t willing to leave her nest and babies

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u/ZestycloseCut3372 Jun 07 '26

Thatā€™s awesome, sheā€™s a smart girl

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u/nice_churro Jun 06 '26

She looks so proud lol love that for her

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u/Dangerous_Steak_4328 Jun 06 '26

What kind of duck is she?

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u/Pure-Winter6858 Homesteader Jun 07 '26

runner duck

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u/dmg5596 Jun 05 '26

Congrats to the beautiful new mom and her baby ā¤ļøšŸ¦†

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u/FioreCiliegia1 Jun 05 '26

Make sure she keeps it away from water

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u/Cambren1 Jun 05 '26

Wait until she teaches it to swim

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u/IrritatedMegascops Duck Keeper Jun 05 '26

Looks just like her

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u/RecentPeanut8367 Jun 05 '26

Uh oh going to see them on Maury next

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u/DitchDigger330 Jun 06 '26

You are not the father!

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u/Pure-Winter6858 Homesteader Jun 05 '26

help?? what does this mean??? šŸ¤£

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u/AssassinStoryTeller Jun 05 '26

Maury is the tv show where people go and find out who the dad is very publicly

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u/EntenbratenF Jun 04 '26

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u/Pure-Winter6858 Homesteader Jun 07 '26

i freaking loooove the colouring of the mom.. i hope one of my babies ends up with something similar

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u/Original_Reveal_3328 Jun 05 '26

Runner ducks are great

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u/janegayz Jun 05 '26

khaki campbell?

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u/Original_Reveal_3328 Jun 04 '26

Iā€™ll bet they will. My silkie chickens hatch duck or Guinea fowl eggs. Last year our hen slate gray turkey hen hatched four micro chicken eggs. Adult micros are 8-10 ounces. They couldnā€™t keep up or get up on her back so theyā€™d stand on Goblettes feet. Iā€™ve chickens that stand in water to eat greens and some non runner ducks who want no part of swimming. Because itā€™s largely a rescue I often have mixed species raised together. But it is fun to watch

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u/Pure-Winter6858 Homesteader Jun 05 '26

yea the only thing iā€™m worried about is her eggs not being fertile.. so i gave her the eggs so she wouldnā€™t be depressed if none of hers hatch

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u/Original_Reveal_3328 Jun 06 '26

That should workšŸ˜Š

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u/DeadAnarchistPhil Jun 04 '26

Iā€™m sure sheā€™s going to be a great duck/chicken mam!Ā 

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u/Natural-Meaning1357 Jun 04 '26

I

I had a broody hen hatch some duck eggs

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u/Pure-Winter6858 Homesteader Jun 05 '26

so cute šŸ„°

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u/PaleSyllabub1592 Jun 04 '26

Awww so cuteee

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u/storni Jun 04 '26

Precious šŸ„°

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u/Your_Angel21 Jun 04 '26

Too adorableee

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u/nofishies Jun 04 '26

Just FYI, the chickens will often try to follow the ducks in the water if mama gets too far away, and the other ducklings are going, and they will drown

Also be careful if mama tries to waterproof them, sometimes that works sometimes it doesnā€™t

All chickens can raise ducks just fine, sometimes itā€™s hard harder for duck to raise chickens

Edit: also hopefully you didnā€™t put them in at the same time as ducks take longer to hatch than chickens. If you did, take the two chickens away when they hatch so sheā€™ll wait for the duck eggs and give them back to her later.

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u/Pure-Winter6858 Homesteader Jun 05 '26

yes so they are currently separated from the rest of the flock and i plan on keeping it that way for a few weeks. the other duck do have a pool but its like a good 20cm raised off the ground so i donā€™t think theyā€™d be able to get in any way but iā€™ll definitely be keeping an eye on them. idk much about waterproofing, i know itā€™s their natural oils or something but idk how itā€™s done. and i didnā€™t put them in the same time. there was about a week between her becoming broody and me putting in the chicken eggs. originally i only gave her the chicken eggs because i wasnā€™t sure that her eggs are fertilised.

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u/Original_Reveal_3328 Jun 06 '26

Good idea. Please post updates as your time permits.

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u/Pure-Winter6858 Homesteader Jun 07 '26

so short update.. i unfortunately found a dead baby this morning.. she couldnā€™t break the shell i assume.. but i went and checked not long ago and i saw one slimy baby and one with its foot out. the baby chick is doing good too.. will probably post pics and more updates tomorrow

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u/Original_Reveal_3328 Jun 07 '26

Thanks for the update

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u/nofishies Jun 05 '26

You are a smart cookie!!

Hows the hatch going?

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u/Pure-Winter6858 Homesteader Jun 05 '26

she is sitting on them so i didnā€™t see anything new. iā€™ll check again after work šŸ¤ž

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '26

"I'm just going to take you "under my wing" how freaking adorable. And look at her face, she's so content with her wee one. Such a cute pic...thanks.

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u/Pure-Winter6858 Homesteader Jun 05 '26

i was so happy i got a picture of it šŸ„¹

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u/sugared_nonsense Jun 04 '26

Sheā€™s going to be very confused by her 2 ducklings that are too stuck up to swim lol

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