You don't need a male duck(called a drake) for the females to lay eggs, but they won't ever hatch into ducklings without a drake around. Also, ducks tend to be better year-round layers than chickens, continuing their egg production right through the winter without any added light. Do ...
I’m the warden for the reserve, I explained, so we’ll have to check that the hides are clean and tidy, check the records left by yesterday’s visitors about which birds they saw, and then there’s a bit of scything of weeds and long grass overgrowing one of the access-paths. Tha...
2000 beautiful birds, which we could see, hear and definitely smell!From the cliffs we were at eye level with these magnificent birds as they flew effortlessly by.The gannets are still mating and laying eggs, so no chicks yet. Gannet chicks are amazing. They turn into fat fluff balls, and...
This platypus, renowned as one of the few mammals that lay eggs, also is one of only a few venomous mammals. The males can deliver a mega-sting that causes immediate, excruciating pain, like hundreds of hornet stings, leaving victims incapacitated for weeks....
During courtship, the male of this species chases down and tackles the female, remaining attached to her for up to an hour while mating. Femaleswill later lay eggs on milkweed leaves, which provide important protection from predators.
During courtship, the male of this species chases down and tackles the female, remaining attached to her for up to an hour while mating. Femaleswill later lay eggs on milkweed leaves, which provide important protection from predators.
Some would say it’s physically impossible for a duck to lay two eggs in one day. But they’d be wrong. The boundaries of possible are not always where logic would have them to be. Can a duck really lay two eggs in one day?
During courtship, the male of this species chases down and tackles the female, remaining attached to her for up to an hour while mating. Femaleswill later lay eggs on milkweed leaves, which provide important protection from predators.
Similar to roosting, chickens like nesting boxes in high places and ducks are pretty content staying on the floor of the coop. If your hens have raised nesting boxes, make sure you provide a clean spot on the floor for your ducks to lay their eggs. ...
They’re smart scavengers, peering around fishing boats, or will often just steal food from other birds. Pairs mate for life, typically arriving in late March to perform an elaborate mating dance of strange noises and waddling to ensure they have the right partner. Females lay just one ...