A duck has been nesting in the garden, but was scared off the other day. 2 eggs were broken and she left the nest. She has not returned all day and it is wet and cold. They are calling for more rain and cold weather including possible snow tomorrow. Seeing as it was nearing evening we decided to bring the eggs and nest inside so they would not get too cold. There is no male and she was hurt. Is there any chance she will return and if she does can we put the nest back for her?
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I doubt she will come back. Just from my own experience of keeping ducks they are very good at laying and abandoning eggs wherever they feel like. They even lay them in the pond.
If the chicks have already started to develop then it is probably too late anyway. Your best bet is to find someone with an incubator to see if they develop and hatch, but you then need to be prepared to look after them if they do. They will need "chick crumbs" to eat and are a lot of fun to start with as they will follow you everywhere on little pitter pattering feet and they snuggle up with you on your shoulder, but will get big, very messy and not so friendly as they grow up.
Yes i have chicks right now, so that is very useful.
If she was hurt, I doubt she would come back to the same place. Sorry.
All things considered, I do not think so :( BUt keep us updated
If she did not return in 2 days she probably will not return again and since her nest was moved and eggs broken she probably would not stay if she did return. This is sad but it is really nice to hear about someone who cares enough to want to help.
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