Reddit Animals
MARCH 31, 2023
Yesterday I saw two small ducklings in a group of ducks and geese, but their mom didn’t seem to be around them or attentive. Will ducks “babysit” or adopt ducklings that have been abandoned? Do ducks and geese have a sense of community together if they become familiar with each other?
10,000 Birds
JUNE 1, 2011
If you cannot find the nest or it’s too destroyed, do not try and raise a chick this young. It’s illegal to raise wild birds (even orphaned ones) without state and federal permits. When that isn’t possible, many raptor rehabbers keep tabs on nests and will place an abandon chick in a foster nest.
10,000 Birds
JULY 4, 2011
Mallard duckling Mute Swans and Canada Geese are tended to by both parents, though sometimes Canada Geese will all pool their young into a single large brood because there is safety in numbers. Pity the hen Mallard that gets abandoned by her mate and left to raise a nest full of ducklings completely on her own.
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