And then there were three: three half-grown wood ducks, survivors from a hatch of 25 eggs. The hen began motherhood with a flotilla of ducklings swimming behind her. Prior to nesting season, we had ...

Wondering ‘can a chicken raise a duck?’ The answer is yes, though you may need to be patient. If you want to learn how to hatch a duck egg without an incubator, you should consider using a broody hen.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - Young ducks and chickens are getting dumped across New York City. Animal rescuers are pointing a finger at school hatching projects as the culprit. They're pushing for a bill ...

Yet another hen mallard has picked an unlikely downtown spot to lay her eggs: in the former KDLH TV parking lot on Superior Street at Fifth Avenue West. Scott Miller of the Downtown Councils' Clean ...

A broody hen has taken these three ducklings under her wing after they were abandoned by their impatient mother who fled the nest before they hatched. The Maran hen - desperate for chicks of her own - ...

An old proverb warns not to count your chickens until they’ve hatched. But counting chickens — at least the number residents might eventually be allowed to keep on their properties — is at the center ...

However, early on April 30, she noticed the mother duck had left to forage but never returned. "It may have met a natural predator," she said. After consulting experts, they decided to move the eggs ...

Leap Day is recognized Feb. 29 about every four years to keep human schedules and solar movements in sync. But leap days occur annually throughout May in Wisconsin thanks to an army of conservation ...

One day after hatching, a baby wood duck is ready to take a remarkable leap of faith. The fluffy chick climbs to the narrow opening of its nest and peeks over the edge. Its mother paddles in a ...