I have a couple of Mallard ducks, they have never left my backyard since we have a big pond. This year she has laid so many eggs, but finally she has made a good nest and she laid 13 eggs, She has been sitting on them for 2 weeks now, but last night 3 were eaten. Normally they will abandon the nest, but she still sitting on her nest, a little frighten.
Should I move the eggs to to a chicken coop? Will she still sit on them after I move them? What is the best I can do, so no more eggs get eaten?
We live in Michigan and have foxes, raccoons, hawks, snapping turtles, and more :(
Thank you.
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Do you have a wildlife rescue or aviary in your area? I would call them and see if they can help. The wildlife rescue in my town is really good and offers solutions to challenges like this. If you can't find it through Google, call your local town officials or even the police NON EMERGENCY number and see if they can get you hooked up with the right place.
I would get a shelter for your duck.
I'm not sure how much $ you want to invest in this but you could
- build an enclosure around the duck, like a chicken coop or something. Since you also have to worry about hawks, you can create a ceiling too
- you could invest in a scarecrow water repellent, which is basically a motion activated water sprayer. cats especially hate them. You'd probably have to buy a couple and install around the nesting area, facing away from the nesting area www.amazon.com/
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