Future father

Incredibly proud male of a wild duck. He will soon become a father. His girlfriend has been hatching eggs for about twenty days, which means that the chicks will hatch very soon.

Wild ducks live freely in our yard. Some of them can not fly, but this does not prevent them from hatching chicks. We help them take care of the chicks, because they are very tiny and very vulnerable. Those of them who, by the autumn has enough strength, can fly away. But not everyone wants, even if they can.

The ducklings of the wild duck have many enemies. They can be stolen by a crow, a stork or a seagull. We always move mom with the kids in a cage with a small cage for safety. Unfortunately, we can not do this in advance, because a wild duck makes a nest where it sees fit. If you move the nest, it can leave eggs.