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    Default Ducklings

    Saw a hen Woodrow and about 8-10 in tow today. Probably 3-5 days old at that. Seems early considering I saw blue wings 8-10 days ago migrating north.
    Go Tigers!!!

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    I'm hoping to see some soon
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    3 out of 5 boxes in my yard have hatched and gone. They started laying Jan 10-15th

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    Had one box 2 weeks ago with eggs
    Hope to check it this weekend
    Did see gooselings today

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    Nice. Saw 13 blue wings in a pond today they seemed pretty content where they were at.

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    Someone else told me about a wood duck with babies today. I thought they were laying about now.

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    I’ve got goslings at the pond in front of the house that are about a week old


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    Saw a wood duck hen with 6-8. And saw 10-15 blue wings yesterday


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    Quote Originally Posted by uga_dawg View Post
    Someone else told me about a wood duck with babies today. I thought they were laying about now.
    Nah man, it's not unheard of for a woodie hen to select a nest spot and have eggs laid in Feb/Mar. Some of those hens will hatch another clutch in July or so. I've seen a hen escorting her week-or-so old clan across the Santee River in mid-August.

    The ones whose first nest attempt fails for one reason or another will typically renest. Usually they'll find another suitable nest spot, eat like crazy to replenish their nutrition and try again.

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    Delta in a nutshell: Breeding grounds + small wetlands + big blocks of grass cover + predator removal + nesting structures + enough money to do the job= plenty of ducks to keep everyone smiling!

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    Default Time to check and clean out your nest boxes.

    Checked my boxes this morning.
    Estimated 113 hatched out and made it out of the boxes so far.
    Hens still sitting on 104 eggs. (2 are dump boxes unfortunately)

    Perfect clutch size - 100% nesting success





    A dump box. Hen attempting to incubate 30 eggs.




    The aftermath of a dump box, if not completely abandoned, a few hatch but the majority can be lost.

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