DEAR JOAN: We have a mallard duck that made a nest with four eggs in our backyard. I would like to know how many hours a duck sits on her eggs. Once the eggs hatch, how long before the babies can fly?

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A. It’s hard to say. That was the gist of what California Department of Fish and Wildlife spokeswoman Janice Mackey told Lady Orange. Without knowing more about those specific ducks – like whether ...

THEY FALL VICTIM TO PREDATORS. >> I AM LOOKING FOR A NEST WE KNOW ABOUT. REPORTER: THIS GROUP IS ON A HUNT. >> IT IS IN THIS UPPER HALF. REPORTER: NOT HUNTINGHE T DUCKS BUT FOR THEIR NESTS TO RESCUE ...

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Fish eggs may be much more resilient than previously thought as new research shows they can survive being eaten and can actually hatch after being defecated back out into the wild. A team of ...

When the Government’s nature watchdog ordered the destruction of hundreds of duck eggs said to be posing ‘a danger to cyclists’ they might have thought they would win the gratitude of Lycra clad two ...