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Mallard ducklings
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A female mallard appeared on Easter Sunday with 21
ducklings. Today I counted 18, but does anybody know
of any other large hatchings?
Thanks in advance, Lakegirl.
ducklings. Today I counted 18, but does anybody know
of any other large hatchings?
Thanks in advance, Lakegirl.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.It sounds to me as if she has adopted ducklings from another brood as they normally lay up to about a dozen eggs max.
Each spring a Mallard makes a nest in woods near where I live, and when the ducklings hatch out she has to take them down to the sea which is approx 1/2 mile away, but she has to cross a very busy main road in doing so !
Sheer madness but she does it every Year !!
Each spring a Mallard makes a nest in woods near where I live, and when the ducklings hatch out she has to take them down to the sea which is approx 1/2 mile away, but she has to cross a very busy main road in doing so !
Sheer madness but she does it every Year !!