Mom hatches ducklings in the pasture. Can I save them? 

Keep those ducklings for breeding, must be great genetics if she managed to hatch so many all by herself

That proud mother duck with her small flock of adorable peeping puffballs is extremely heartwarming to watch

watching the babies just waddle straight through the fence was super cute

Generic duck wagging her tail happily as she walks with the babies 8D

Isolate mom and ducklings in an enclosed area. Just like how youd raise normal ducklings but without the artificial brooder. This is what most people do with their broodies and it works wonders. I usually keep them in until theyre nearly fully feathered or momma gets tired of them.

MY call duck just hatched out 5 babies last month. She is so devoted to them that she has gone from a duck that avoids human contact at all costs (she was a rehomed duck from an old couple who needed to give them up, not yet comfortable with us), to a mad duck that will dive to attack me, bite my skin, hold on for dear life and never give up the attack until I move away from her babies. If she can't see her babies from more than a few seconds she becomes very distressed and vocal about it, I can't imagine keeping them from her. I've made a fenced off area in my garden so the geese can't accidentally tread on the ducklings and kill them, put a small pond with rocks feed and a small house in there and left her to her motherly duty. As long as you can keep them all safe, I think it's cruel to take her babies away, I've watched every single day our duck tending to her eggs for 28 days, she's thinner, her feathers are shabby. All that sacrifice and effort can't be for nothing.

Perfect solution. And mom doesn't feel isolated from the rest of the flock, since the tractor is right in with everyone. I see you plugged part of the hole up with a board. I would stuff a little of the hay in, too. If Pablo got a bit too inquisitive, a paw under that board could swipe a duckling pretty easily.

I am sure mama duck will be bored being in "isolation" stuck with her 5 kids, but I think this is one of the best solutions. until they're a bit older. It'll help the ducklings meet the flock as well!

Yay perfect solution, mom and babies stay together in safe house

The duck pratt falls and face plants as they come down the ramp in the morning, and the matter-of-fact cheerfulness with which they immediately recover and carry on, is absolutely my favorite part of the day

We have Cayuga and blue Swedish cross babies that were hatched naturally. Last summer 2 of our ladies had their nests in the field, and made it. If I remember correctly there were a total of 9, and all but 1 survived. They took them into the main coop with everyone else the night they were hatched, and all went well. The male duck, Finn, was so proud of his babies.

The Gold Shaw ducks have always been adventurous explorers - they have a wild nature and that is a big part of their appeal. I still remember the one that did a backflip out of the culling cone, followed by an escape to freedom. These ducks are free spirits and i admire their will to live and thrive.

Those baby ducklings are so freakin' adorable. I would get no work done on that farm cuz I would be watching them all day being ducklings.

The gap looks big enough for Pablo to access the baby ducks

Definitely good idea to plug the gap, not because of the ducklings getting out but because of Pablo getting in. Seeing those ducklings with mama on the pond is heart warming!

Let Mama Duck raise her Little Ones. That is so adorable. I love your Channel.

Putting the ducklings with there mother was defintly the right choice I feel. Just make sure they can't escape and I think this is the best option, they get to stay one little happy family in a safe spot. :)

If you are worried about Pablo you should close that gap as he can easily get through there. Anywhere where a cat can get their head through they can get their body through so that gap is easily big enough to let Pablo through. Edit: I commented too soon, I just saw you put a piece of wood in front of it, hopefully that is enough :) Edit2: And yes, the reason ducks have big clutches is because in the wilde the majority doesn't survive. Which you of course don't want on a farm for amongst other things economic reasons.

The ducklings just going right thru the fencing made me laugh. Chicken tractor was the right call, imo.

I'm glad you kept babies with their mother. I feel like you made the right choice!

Thank you Morgan for putting those baby ducks and the Mormon duck in this tractor all along where they’re safe and they’ve got a better chance of survival and growing up without any interference from the outside world. And thank you for putting that board in the back so there’s no chance of the babies getting out. You’re such a good man

Generic duck in the tractor shed: "CHILDREN I THINK WE HAVE BEEN HAD BY MORGA--- OH LOOK, FOOD!"

I think the Runner Ducks should be the Quacken Troopers, cause they are always at ATTEN-HUN!

I can't wait to see the runner ducks grow bigger and taller, they're so elegant

Have you thought about moving the tractor just once to where there’s lots of grass to eat? Mother duck really seems to be looking for it. They’re so cute

The runner ducks look so friggen silly I love them.

I think it’s so cute that Toby guarded the mom and babies!

Keep mother duck and her ducklings, in an enclosed environment.

Nothing better or cuter than a mom duck herding around her babies. I have ducks for years and every year I got to enjoy the babies. They were Mallard ducks. Yes, you have to protect them at night. Even though mom will try to fight a predator, she can't beat them. Keep up the good work. I hope they all survive this time.

The duck ramp is just fine. All you need to do is wedge a couple cinder blocks under it. Fixed for free.

I just had a runner duck hatch out 8 of 13 eggs this weekend! Im beyond surprised and thrilled at what a good mom she is being!

I love that you mentioned the ramp. Happy to see it change :D. But knew it was working for the moment.

Keep mom and baby ducks together!!!

There's so much affection in Morgan's voice whenever he greets the weird chickens. 😄

My grandma did it the same way. She usually had gosslings and ducklings with her moms in a separated area in the yard until they were big enough either for camp freezer or to be introduced with the rest of the group. We kids obviously loved them every year and fetched buckets of duckweed from the nearby pond. It was hilarious.

Oh, it's so exciting that she has hatched 5 babies! Back to the video.

OMG, so cute. I could watch these ducklings run around all day.

I really hope these new ducklings do well. Best of luck Morgan.

I love that you've found a solution that keeps the mama duck and babies together. Those ducklings are SO CUTE! I hope they survive and thrive.

"I'll show you I am no 'generic,' I'm a super special momma duck," says the lady.

Mommy duck looks so happy to be safe in the chicken tractor protected from the elements and predators. I like the way you were able to gently herd them in the tractor together. Hopefully if there are any more new duck families, they could all stay in the tractor peacefully. 🦆🦆🦆🦆

I could totally see you creating a small collection of enclosures specifically for individual mother birds to raise their chicks. AKA Gold Shaw Condominiums or the GSC.

Mother duck is a free bird and doesn’t look happy to be contained but I’m so glad you didn’t separate them Morgan! 🤎🤎🤍🤍🤍

Yay. You are a great farmer. And I applaud your decision with the five baby ducks. Blessed be to you and your wife, as well as your farm. I’ve bailed on television and rely 100% on channels like yours for viewing time. Thank you guys.

I Love your Channel 💕 Your videos are so interesting. The way you explain as we come along with you. Your voice is clear, your interacting with the animals is so refreshing. God Bless you.✝️

whenever a duck is hatched by her mom, you should put the mom with the duckling together in the brooder

If you have a few loose bricks in the old barn, you could easily fill in the hole

Morgan, I find it useful to have a supply of sandbags on hand for filling gaps here and there in poultry yards. Bags are cheap. Dirt is cheap. They form to the slope of the ground. Can be stacked for wider gaps. Are reusable. Chickens dig in for dusting, and ducks dig holes to make muddy water to drink, so the bags will always be handy for filling those holes. Momma and the babies need a shallow pan of water or two in addition to that vacuum watered.

Getting really anxious here worrying about that hole, put a cement block to make sure nothing moves the wood!

Toby dog has been moonlighting. Good thing Momma and the babies had a bodyguard.

Dam 4 days of rain sounds pretty good right now, especially for the west coast

Awww her quacks are so soft it's adorable

I think this was the best idea!

It’s gonna be really interesting to see the different looks and behaviors of the ducks as as the different breeds and bloodlines intermix, very excited to see that!

I was wondering if having the mother bird taking care of its children would have an effect on it's motivation for next round hatching. What do you think?

Great idea letting mom be a mom

For the future I would just put a tractor over top over one of your little shelters that has wheels pick it up drag it right over top let her do her thing to her ducklings or until you fill their time to join the rest

I think that mommy duck is very happy to be under cover once again 👍😉🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆

Just a quick thought/question: Toby will keep most predators away BUT will he keep ALL of them away? What about Pablo? He (rightly) treats him different. So Pablo could theoretically grab a duckling as a snack...

I think you did the best option. The benefits of them being with their mother while also being protected is great!

Try hatching duck eggs using hens, it's a technique commonly used here in the Philippines.

Toby dog looks extremely happy today!!

I would put a board or something to close gab in the tractor to prevent a varmint.She seems to be missing the greens

She’s a proud momma 🥰⭐️

Awesome place to keep them! But with my short experience raising ducks, I gotta admit that they have terrible memory. I'd still cover up those holes with dirt or cloth or something, because they tend to wander and get lost easily.

When I was a kid we used to have ducks and they always hatched their eggs and raised the ducklings on their own. We didn't even have a fence and foxes were wandering in our area, but they never managed to catch a duckling. I guess because we always had 1-2 dogs wandering freely in our garden, but when ducks are many and when they have ducklings with them they protect the ducklings at all cost. They can scare even a grown man if you approach the babies, so i guess mama duck instinct works against small predators too. Don't be so sacred to raise ducklings naturally, it's a pleasure to watch the process. Greetings from Bulgaria

That's a great solution you came up with ! :)

Oh, such a good video. I am so glad you found a safe home for momma duck and her 5 babies. They are so cute. I love that Momma duck hatched them.

Do close up that gap. Pablo can easily slip in that size a crack, plus with rain, etc, you might want to keep the drafts from at least that back corner that way.

I think you’re a great farmer and aviculturist, and an all around ethical guy. Plus I’m completely addicted to watching your feeds. Not a creeper, I swear! More like a mom who would be very proud of you if you’d been her kid. ❤️

You MUST show us the new barn cats at the end of EVERY video. WE DEMAND IT!

the duck ramp is the best part of "releasing the quackens!" the ducks attempting to navigate it are hilarious!

you should take the mom and babies and put them all in a brooding room🤷‍♀️maybe . or worse case maybe put/build a spot around them in a small tractor type of build what they are in rn is PERFECT i think and have high hooe for it good luck!!

OMG I just love watching these little ducklings waddling along with their Momma! 😍I'm so glad you gave them some protection.

Yes whenever practical let mama raise them. Once successful she is more likely to be successful again. If you want a broody good mama duck for natural hatching get a couple of Rouen hens. We were up to our armpits in ducklings with 4 Rouen hens and 2 drake ducks. They will want to hide and if they do LEAVE THEM ALONE.

Dear Morgan, I watch your videos quite often. I easily fall for chickens, ducks, geese, etc. hatching and raising their own little ones. You have taken prudent action for this duck to raise her ducklings. Your chicken tractor seems to me to be ideal. I am glad you closed in the opening. You know the potential for nocturnal predators. I believe you when you say that Toby will keep them at bay. I hope these five little ones thrive and reach maturity. Sincerely, Larry Clarence Lewis, Canada.

I'm with the others, I'd block the gap in case of predators like a snake or rat or something, I don't think Pablo wouldmess with the mom, but wild animals may try...

I'm glad you're letting mama stay with her babies!!

1:48 the ladder for ducks has bent a lot, it is needed to put something underneath. I see they became heavier than before =)

You choose the most whimsical background music. I love it. It reminds me of the background music for a lot of the animated productions that Disney usually releases!

Please close the gap in the mother cage. I believe the ducklings can still escape. But most importantly pablo can still reach them. I dont want them hurt or wondering off. Just my advice. The mother duck reminds me of my duck Patricia. She was always a loving mother even though she never had babies.

Morgan keep doing the job and dont stop at any cost we are here......

Congratulations! Generic Duck looks like such a proud mama! I have always had great success letting the mothers brood their own ducklings (Too much success to be honest. This year I have already had five rogue mama ducks hatch out babies, and five more are currently still sitting). As you have done here, I always separate the mothers and babies into their own pen until the little ones get bigger, mainly to protect them from our own cats and dog (especially the dog... lets just say he's not a LGD). Our babies always thrive when they have a mother caring for them. Even when we hatch with an incubator, I often try to give the babies to a broody hen if there is one available. One more thing, all of your ducklings there could very well be Generic Duck's biological offspring. The brown/chocolate gene that Khaki Campbells have is a sex-linked recessive. If Generic mated with a pure Khaki Campbell, all of the males would be black (like Duck Norris) and all of the females would be brown/chocolate (like Ron Swanson and Puddles). If she mated with Duck Norris then, again, all of the males would be black, but only half of the females would be brown, and the other half would be black (because he is carrying one brown gene). Good luck with the new babies, and hopefully the other mothers will have successful hatches as well!

When I was little we raised chickens - there were always a few "good" momma's and they ended up with all the chicks (we had separate enclosures -smaller than what you have there - by the way, I like the fact you have more room) and we would just chuck all the eggs into the nest of the good moms who would sit on them and hatch them. Nothing like seeing a wave of babies 20-30 strong following everywhere. We did not have incubators or anything fancy like that, the momma's did all the work.

So that's where sitting duck saying comes from

Those quacken coming out of the hut is so so so sooo cute

DAY MADE!!!!

So happy 🙂🙂 thank you for keeping them together 😊😊

She hatched 5? She is one you want to keep and breed. Edit oh she is Ron's mom. Lol

I liked how you walked the momma duck, and kids to their own house!

I'm so glad you posted this - I was thinking about her

There is nothing cuter than seeing baby ducks come across water for the first time.

How about adding a small pool of water so mom can dunk her head in the water and bathe

I really like the idea of a brooding tractor, it's kind of the best of both worlds, wild vs brooder house. It allows mama to get back up to a healthy weight too after sitting those eggs.

Runner ducks have longer legs than a giraffe😂.

I'm sitting here cheering out loud when momduck starts showing interest in the hay

I'd worry about whether or not Pablo can fit through the gap

Proud Mommas and so much duckling and chicken adorableness!!! Hoping the ducklings and Momma enjoy the Duckling Hotel.

Can we have a care video for the bees

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