Hi All
need help today on way home , a mother duck and her chicks run across the road ,mother got hit by car and died and one or two chicks and i have managed to save 5 chicks I have them at home with me so need help and advice . Tried the rspca no good only answer machine .spoke to a duck woman in mansfield told to take them back to where the mom is ? or a pub car park . any help or advice please .

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jon

It is possible that another wild duck will raise the brood as her own, that's what usually happens if mother duck meets an unfortunate end and there are other females around. In fact they quite often steal broods from one another.

RSBP perhaps? Birds and wildlife advice: 01767 693 690 (office hours)

RSBP perhaps? Birds and wildlife advice: 01767 693 690 (office hours)

RSPB don't deal with this side of things... I'm on the phone to my Dad who works for the RSPB he says the RSPCA are the only organisation that really will help. He recommends finding wild ducks to foster them aswell.

You will have to contact 0300 1234 999 on there 24 hour service.But yes wild duck to foster if possible.

Thanks to everyone who has called me with offers of help and advice.
The little ducks are all sorted now.Will update later.

Jon [ zepthedep ]

A lady has kindly offered to look after the little baby ducks. She owns ducks, geese and chickens and has an incubator so hopefully the ducklings will thrive. and be able to be returned to their natural habitat to live out their lives.At the moment they are very tiny .
Thanks again for all the offers of help,,, much appreciated

Aww glad that the ducklings will be looked after and released when old enough, it's great that you cared enough to help them :)

update on the ducklings

sadly one did not make it,it was the weak one out of the five,but the other four remaining,has settled down and doing really well,they are eating,on checking this morning one of them was sat in the shallow bowl of water,hopefully they will carry on getting stronger,will remain under heat for at least another two weeks,the thermostat has been turned down as they were getting too hot,once old enough and out of danger,they will be released back in the wild,as they are wild ducks and should not be kept in confinement,will be difficult to let them go,but will be nice to see them back in nature where they belong

pics will follow soon

Jon - what an awful thing to witness. I think it's great that you saved the others from an unsure future. Glad they are thriving. :D

I had a pet duck once it was brill it used to guard our garden and no one used to cut through lol