Wood duck ducklings leaving nest box (inside camera view - raw video) Watch the final compilation video here: • Wood Duck ducklings le...
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@karenreilly17204 ай бұрын
Good luck to all the ducklings ❤❤❤
@soysauce81143 ай бұрын
I can tell you there is a 80% chance 3 of them dies Due to bass/ pikes/ seagulls, crows and specifically sparrow hawks
@tothelighthouse98434 ай бұрын
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. 💖💖💖
@PalmCityFlorida4 ай бұрын
Thank you for your kind words.
@Carol......4 ай бұрын
I was rooting so hard for that little guy, he nearly made it a few times. Thank you for saving him 🙏👏
@Snoogable4 ай бұрын
So grateful the last duckling got help!!
@okiegranny48444 ай бұрын
Was waiting all day to see this!
@francesweinfurt72713 ай бұрын
This is so fascinating, never knew how they got out of the box. So adorable.
@iv2sab5124 ай бұрын
Thank you for saving that last duckling!
@crash-symbols3 ай бұрын
Place like that in New York would run you about $500 mo.
@dnice2873 ай бұрын
Hi-la-ri-ous!!!🤣🤣🤣
@skeelo694 ай бұрын
Last chick ..... if at first you don't succeed....wait for human intervention 😂😂😂😂😂
@0pPotato3 ай бұрын
Baby ducks always astonish me…how they are like some little army dudes that just instinctively fall into rank and file 😂
@kel3191004 ай бұрын
Omg!! Fantastic!! I was worried about that little one!!!
@richardpiette91724 ай бұрын
25 ducklings and still more unhatched eggs in the nest box! Whoa!
@markb41964 ай бұрын
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 :)
@cindy82414 ай бұрын
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 !!
@PalmCityFlorida4 ай бұрын
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!
@terryallen45054 ай бұрын
I've been waiting to see this too - thank you!
@mindytillapaugh34654 ай бұрын
as the song from "Wicked" says..... "it's time to trust my instincts....close my eyes....and LEAP" How ADORABLE !
@th51bis4 ай бұрын
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!
@TitaniumTurbine3 ай бұрын
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.
@wendyamsterdam84824 ай бұрын
Was the last one reunited with mother and siblings? It was a bit too young for leaving the nest 😢
@PalmCityFlorida4 ай бұрын
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.
@kowalski37694 ай бұрын
@@PalmCityFlorida Nice!!
@footfault19413 ай бұрын
Are all those chicks, plus unhatched eggs, from a single pair?
@RSolitaire3 ай бұрын
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
@KChristensen-fw2eq4 ай бұрын
Lovely video, it is curious that the adult ducks watching the hatchlings slide down are Black Bellied Whistling Ducks and not Wood Ducks.
@va3xj4 ай бұрын
God speed little ones 🫶🏻
@bonnie43uk4 ай бұрын
wow, that was amazing, i wondered what the metal netting was for, how lovely, watching from the UK 🙂
@PalmCityFlorida4 ай бұрын
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!
@bonnie43uk4 ай бұрын
@@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. ❤❤
@ZamrayzRayzoray3 ай бұрын
Jesus the muscles on their feet is ridiculous
@blueagates243 ай бұрын
It made me think of popcorn popping.
@EyeSeeThruYou4 ай бұрын
OMG looka all those bebeh ducks! ❤ 😍
@Rob_20203 ай бұрын
Beautiful 😍
@Soldado94aliasUnit5943 ай бұрын
Wait, what happened later with those unhatched eggs?
@grose22723 ай бұрын
Oh God their so cute❤❤❤
@BenLujan-r5q4 ай бұрын
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@markt725mt4 ай бұрын
Was amazed the amount of eggs she laid..is that the norm for wood ducks??
@bethmaisano41344 ай бұрын
The original live video info said that it was at least 3 hens who laid them.
@markt725mt4 ай бұрын
Amazing
@PalmCityFlorida4 ай бұрын
Google the phrase "wood duck egg dumping" for an explanation of this rather common behavior for this species..
@TheColdbrews3 ай бұрын
Last one isn't too bright i guess.
@waynesmith94084 ай бұрын
Almost Like an IQ Test .
@crystalgaskins82704 ай бұрын
This is AMAZING!
@clicketysplit18173 ай бұрын
How many ducklings was that? I lost count around 5. How are they doing now? Any predated?
@rkm53694 ай бұрын
Did one mama have all those babies?
@PalmCityFlorida4 ай бұрын
No, three separate hens contributed a total of 34 eggs to that nest. Google the phrase "wood duck egg dumping" for an explanation.
@krasimirdimitrov49554 ай бұрын
Good thing this nest in farm environment cause otherwise these two last definitely died shortly after leaving the nest.
@RSolitaire3 ай бұрын
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 KZbin videos.
@elizabethlock61694 ай бұрын
These videos were so entertaining! 👍
@MK-ik8nx4 ай бұрын
So sweet ❤
@janicejackson20164 ай бұрын
Amazing
@annatrip4 ай бұрын
Awww ❤
@jessyblue8633 ай бұрын
Only animals respect nature, only the quality survive to maintain the species. As for humans....sigh....
@PMLKlighting88013 ай бұрын
Sad wen day leave their nest😢
@janicejackson20164 ай бұрын
Oh my god!
@ibansarmiento81053 ай бұрын
Noooo
@edheide72293 ай бұрын
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.
@clicketysplit18173 ай бұрын
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.
@marumiyuhime4 ай бұрын
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.