It is possible it was a human, but seems very unlikely especially as the run gate was all shut up, and the chicken run is much closer to the road and there were 4 eggs in their nest boxes. Luckly the hens always manage to escape. Hi, ... A poster on my village forum has suggested that the eggs may still be there and that the Mallard may have covered them up with feathers, moss and grass.


The trouble with this plan is that some of the domesticated ducks will not sit on their nests. Mallards and their nests are protected by the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, which makes it an offence to intentionally kill, injure or take any wild bird, or to take, damage or destroy its nest, eggs or young. Black Snakes - 2 so far this year each caught in the nesting box with an egg already 2-4 inches down. Eggs are laid between mid-March and the end of July.

Ducky, our mallard, will sit on her nest, but complains loudly and gets bored and leaves to go play with the other ducks. This summer my son has decided to try and let some of his duck eggs hatch. More than likely a fox. Hen lays about 7-8 eggs, just about ready to sit and start incubating, and the next morning all eggs gone-no sign of them. Foxes will eat the eggs shell and all.

After each egg is added, the clutch is covered to protect it from predators. It is also a criminal offence to destroy it so if I was you I would return it to where I found it.
The normal clutch is about 12 eggs, laid at one to two day intervals. SCRancher, May 22, 2013 And it still doesn't explain the nest being flattened. Have the same thing happen here with my duck eggs. The first one was about 5 feet long, the second was only 4 feet long.

I just haul them several miles away and let them go. Therefore, it is important not to chase away a duck that has started nesting, since she must be allowed access to her nest.

My neighbor has seen the fox passing through her fields to get to mine. Duck nesting in my garden. It is a criminal offence within the terms of Section 1 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 for anyone to remove the egg of a wild bird from it's nest and to have an egg from a wild bird in their possession. If you find a nest full of duck eggs, leave it well alone – it is unlikely to have been abandoned.


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