At last we can comment! Hello from Ontario, Canada! I've been watching with bated breath for weeks now, waiting for this day. It's absolutely incredible, I can't tell you how much I appreciate the effort you're making to help these beautiful birds thrive. I especially appreciate the last-minute rescue--"C'mere sweetheart, I gotcha". Blessings to all the ducks who tended these eggs with such diligence, to all the little hoppers & squeakers who are now out in the world making their way...& to every human involved in this project. 💖💖💖
The metal screen assists the ducklings in climbing out of the box. When they hatch they already have sharp nails on their webbed feet just so they can climb up to the exit hole. Some nest box plans suggest gouging ridges in the wood below the exit for this purpose but the screen works just as well. PS - The nest box camera was from the UK!
@@PalmCityFlorida Thanks for that Sir. love the fact you came to the rescue of the last chick .. i was seriously getting worried for the little guy ... when that side panel came off i breathed a sigh of relief. Perfect ending. ❤❤
Thank you for your wonderful videos! I have a few questions, if you are able to answer. Are there unhatched eggs left in the box? If so, are they from this mother, or another female that dumped her eggs? Will they hatch? How long would you wait before cleaning out the box? Thank you !!
There were 9 eggs leftover after the mass hatching which were likely a mix from all 3 contributing hens. They would not have hatched as once the mother hen leaves the box she doesn't come back (until next year) so no more incubation. Also, 3 of the 9 were noticeably darker on the video & therefor likely rotten. I cleaned the box out within minutes of the ducklings leaving, it had an awful ammonia smell!
Thank you for helping the last baby. It was nervous to see the last duckling. I thought that you should build something similiar a small bridge for them easier to climb, enough height for them to come out, & safe for them. May God bless you!
A bridge would obstruct the space for the adult ducks to enter, plus there’s no guarantee the ducklings would use it over climbing mesh to get towards the hole.
Yes it was. I initially dropped it in the kidde pool hoping mom would come back up to claim it but I inadvertently scared her & the ducklings off into the lake when I opened the nest box. The final scene is me moving it from the pool to the lake where it made a beeline to successfully join it's siblings.
During the mating season many single males do force mating with any female they find so a female could be force mating with 10 males and that’s why you see many eggs
You put her in a « very small » box that she couldn’t turn all eggs and that’s why many of them didn’t hatch. Try something bigger next time and don’t focus more on making RUclips videos.
In another video of yours you set a trap for the babies and they had a hard time getting out. Please leave nature alone, They have been doing that for thousands of years.
Get off his back about it. He could just put a little more thought into the kiddie pool. As for the other commenter, in that climate and temperature the mother only incubates the eggs to keep them cool, the eggs that did not hatch were probably not viable. Thank you for providing a safe habitat for this duck family to fulfill it's life cycle free of predators.
you dont help the ducks by saving the bad eggs. well im sure nature took its course soon after. one thing i learned from hatching eggs was the last ones to hatch were never any good and if they needed any special help it always ended poorly.
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At last we can comment!
Hello from Ontario, Canada! I've been watching with bated breath for weeks now, waiting for this day. It's absolutely incredible, I can't tell you how much I appreciate the effort you're making to help these beautiful birds thrive. I especially appreciate the last-minute rescue--"C'mere sweetheart, I gotcha".
Blessings to all the ducks who tended these eggs with such diligence, to all the little hoppers & squeakers who are now out in the world making their way...& to every human involved in this project. 💖💖💖
Thank you for your kind words.
I was rooting so hard for that little guy, he nearly made it a few times.
Thank you for saving him 🙏👏
Was waiting all day to see this!
Good luck to all the ducklings ❤❤❤
I can tell you there is a 80% chance 3 of them dies
Due to bass/ pikes/ seagulls, crows and specifically sparrow hawks
So grateful the last duckling got help!!
This is so fascinating, never knew how they got out of the box. So adorable.
Thank you for saving that last duckling!
Baby ducks always astonish me…how they are like some little army dudes that just instinctively fall into rank and file 😂
Omg!! Fantastic!! I was worried about that little one!!!
Thank you for posting this... I was pretty sad yesterday as I missed the exodus out of the nest. I hope they live happy lives :)
I've been waiting to see this too - thank you!
Place like that in New York would run you about $500 mo.
Hi-la-ri-ous!!!🤣🤣🤣
as the song from "Wicked" says..... "it's time to trust my instincts....close my eyes....and LEAP"
How ADORABLE !
Last chick ..... if at first you don't succeed....wait for human intervention 😂😂😂😂😂
25 ducklings and still more unhatched eggs in the nest box! Whoa!
wow, that was amazing, i wondered what the metal netting was for, how lovely, watching from the UK 🙂
The metal screen assists the ducklings in climbing out of the box. When they hatch they already have sharp nails on their webbed feet just so they can climb up to the exit hole. Some nest box plans suggest gouging ridges in the wood below the exit for this purpose but the screen works just as well. PS - The nest box camera was from the UK!
@@PalmCityFlorida Thanks for that Sir. love the fact you came to the rescue of the last chick .. i was seriously getting worried for the little guy ... when that side panel came off i breathed a sigh of relief. Perfect ending. ❤❤
Thank you for your wonderful videos!
I have a few questions, if you are able to answer.
Are there unhatched eggs left in the box?
If so, are they from this mother, or another female that dumped her eggs?
Will they hatch? How long would you wait before cleaning out the box? Thank you !!
There were 9 eggs leftover after the mass hatching which were likely a mix from all 3 contributing hens. They would not have hatched as once the mother hen leaves the box she doesn't come back (until next year) so no more incubation. Also, 3 of the 9 were noticeably darker on the video & therefor likely rotten. I cleaned the box out within minutes of the ducklings leaving, it had an awful ammonia smell!
Thank you for helping the last baby. It was nervous to see the last duckling. I thought that you should build something similiar a small bridge for them easier to climb, enough height for them to come out, & safe for them. May God bless you!
A bridge would obstruct the space for the adult ducks to enter, plus there’s no guarantee the ducklings would use it over climbing mesh to get towards the hole.
God speed little ones 🫶🏻
OMG looka all those bebeh ducks! ❤ 😍
Was the last one reunited with mother and siblings? It was a bit too young for leaving the nest 😢
Yes it was. I initially dropped it in the kidde pool hoping mom would come back up to claim it but I inadvertently scared her & the ducklings off into the lake when I opened the nest box. The final scene is me moving it from the pool to the lake where it made a beeline to successfully join it's siblings.
@@PalmCityFlorida Nice!!
Lovely video, it is curious that the adult ducks watching the hatchlings slide down are Black Bellied Whistling Ducks and not Wood Ducks.
It made me think of popcorn popping.
Beautiful 😍
This is AMAZING!
Jesus the muscles on their feet is ridiculous
Oh God their so cute❤❤❤
Are all those chicks, plus unhatched eggs, from a single pair?
During the mating season many single males do force mating with any female they find so a female could be force mating with 10 males and that’s why you see many eggs
Wait, what happened later with those unhatched eggs?
Last one isn't too bright i guess.
How many ducklings was that? I lost count around 5. How are they doing now? Any predated?
So sweet ❤
These videos were so entertaining! 👍
Almost Like an IQ Test .
Awww ❤
Amazing
Did one mama have all those babies?
No, three separate hens contributed a total of 34 eggs to that nest. Google the phrase "wood duck egg dumping" for an explanation.
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Good thing this nest in farm environment cause otherwise these two last definitely died shortly after leaving the nest.
Sad wen day leave their nest😢
Was amazed the amount of eggs she laid..is that the norm for wood ducks??
The original live video info said that it was at least 3 hens who laid them.
Amazing
Google the phrase "wood duck egg dumping" for an explanation of this rather common behavior for this species..
Oh my god!
You put her in a « very small » box that she couldn’t turn all eggs and that’s why many of them didn’t hatch. Try something bigger next time and don’t focus more on making RUclips videos.
Only animals respect nature, only the quality survive to maintain the species. As for humans....sigh....
Noooo
Ducklings: nature's lunchable.
In another video of yours you set a trap for the babies and they had a hard time getting out. Please leave nature alone, They have been doing that for thousands of years.
Get off his back about it. He could just put a little more thought into the kiddie pool. As for the other commenter, in that climate and temperature the mother only incubates the eggs to keep them cool, the eggs that did not hatch were probably not viable.
Thank you for providing a safe habitat for this duck family to fulfill it's life cycle free of predators.
you dont help the ducks by saving the bad eggs. well im sure nature took its course soon after. one thing i learned from hatching eggs was the last ones to hatch were never any good and if they needed any special help it always ended poorly.
The eternal optimist.