I have a orphaned mallard duckling and am in need of some advice
2006-06-25 03:15:58 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Birds
They eat seeds, nuts, fruit, plants (including grass and Spanish needles), small fish, tadpoles, and insects.
2006-06-25 03:45:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-03 03:04:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No offense, but you have repeatedly asked about eggs and baby ducks. I'm guessing that since you did not originally Know the kind of duck, and do not have the appropriate equipment for Raising said ducks... these ducks are probably not Domestic Mallards. It's fine, I really don't care as long as it doesn't turn into a "I want the pretty birdy, oops they died" moment. But the care for a domestic mallard will be different from the care for a wild mallard. Wild mallards need to migrate for survival. Since they're hatching Now, I'm guessing you live in the middle states. If you were North they'd be hatching next month, and if you were south, they'd have already hatched. That means you have cold winters, and I'm betting you don't want to build them a heated shelter or chip their little feet out of the ice all winter. So, if they're not domestic mallards, you'd be raising them for release. And they'd have to be released near a natural flock well before fall. Till then, go to a feed store and get either duck food or wild game bird food. They'll need lots of water as well. They'll need heat till they are fully feathered. It's a good idea to take them outside once they are a week or so old so that they can pick at grass and bugs and start some natural behaviors. Don't let them swim in any pool that is treated. They can, however, spend some swim time in a kiddy pool if you watch them closely. Down isn't as waterproof as feathers and they can get tired and waterlogged. Best of luck.
2016-03-27 03:47:26 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I gave a list of four websites in my last answer and the last site lists how to feed mallards. You need chick crumbs. You cannot provide a natural diet. You can get chick crumbs from many big pet stores. If you can't get them today, use wholemeal breadcrumbs. Not white bread.
A single chick is not going to do well. What will happen to it as an adult? You can't just dump it on the local river and imagine you set it free, it won't know that it is a duck or how to survive. Ducklings have to grow up around ducks or they don't know what they are.
Please contact your local wildlife cantre, RSPCA, or St Tiggywinkles. Unless you already have a flock of ducks, in which case you'd know how to feed one, this one is going to be a problem when its an adult.
How do you know its an orphan? Have you tried taking him back where you found him? Its a myth that your scent will put the mother off, birds have a very poor sense of smell.
2006-06-25 04:18:20 · answer #4 · answered by sarah c 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your Mallard ducklings shall need to be fed a speacail baby poultry diet that you can buy from farm stores.
Please dont feed it bread that can clog up the birds crop killing it.For baby birds its hard to digest bread best to give them for now is some letace and corn untill you find a formula for the ducks.
GOOd luck.
2006-06-25 04:57:17 · answer #5 · answered by I Heart Pickles 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I found out from experience that in NJ at least it is illegal to have a mallard in your posession. Find a wildlife reserve that will take him. (Make sure they are licensed for mallards) In the meantime go to your local petfood store and get lots of crickets. They eat bugs but as I also found the hard way they only eat what they see moving around so canned crickets and meal worm's wont cut it. Good Luck.
2006-06-25 05:12:37 · answer #6 · answered by valstellc 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2014-09-25 18:28:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your duck is domestic-bred, it is, in fact, legal. I have one myself.
Get poultry food from your local tractor supply co. or a feed store. DO NOT GET THE MEDICATED KIND!!! It is fine for poultry but NOT FOR WATERFOWL. Get the unmedicated kind. It is fairly cheap, but comes in fifty-pound bags. Maybe you can get it by the pound if you have only one or two ducklings; it depends on the store.
2006-06-25 13:13:50 · answer #8 · answered by Songbird 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chick Crumbs are suitable for ducklings but not the medicated kind.
2006-06-30 00:04:17 · answer #9 · answered by stigy_dog 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
cracked corn I think - cracked corn is corn that has been broken into smaller pieces, if you can't find cracked corn you can buy ears of corn (like those sold to feed squirrels and peel the kernels off the ears and break it up will a hammer.
check with a feed store or pet shop in your area
2006-06-25 03:24:47 · answer #10 · answered by zqx357 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Feed it Start and Grow. When it is around 6 months old feed it chopped corn.
2006-06-25 09:10:11 · answer #11 · answered by country girl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋