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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ย. 2024
- We found this little duckling alone, wet, and cold around 6 pm on Wednesday, May 27th.
We have two wood duck boxes nearby, so we were hopeful that the mother was close and would come back and find the duckling. However, the mother usually calls the babies down from the box, so it was odd that she wasn't already nearby.
The duckling was trying to crawl and hop up huge rocks, when it fell between some and got stuck. So, I moved some rocks for it, being careful to avoid touching the duckling.
Typically, the mother duck returns to the duck box in around sunset if she wasn't already there. So, we left the duckling alone until about 10:30 pm, nearly 2 hours after sunset. When we checked on him at that time, he was still where we had left him after moving the rocks. He was still soaking wet, cold, and now he was barely breathing.
Wood duck chicks do not have waterproofing on their feathers until a few weeks after hatching. For this reason, if they get wet and cold, they can easily die from cold exposure. When we decided to intervene, and brought him into our house to get dried off, warm, and fed.
We kept him overnight, and fed and watered him again in the morning. Wood ducks and other waterfowl are protected under various state and federal laws, so citizens cannot legally raise these animals. But since we hadn't seen the mother duck again, and we couldn't send this little one back out on its own, we decided to take the duckling to a wildlife rehabilitation center.
We drove him 1.5 hours to the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Roseville, MN. Here, he will receive the care he needs, and hopefully be release back into the wild.
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If you find an injured or orphaned animal, call or email your nearest wildlife rehabilitation center. Here's the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota: wrcmn.org/
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Anyone who will drive 1 1/2 hours to give a animal a chance at life has a great heart. The world needs more of those these days.
no one could get him out of those rocks except a predator... he's one lucky little guy that you happened along. what a joy.
"no one could get him out of those rocks except a predator."
- do you want to rethink that in terms of...oh, I don't know...THIS VIDEO?!
@@michaelanderson7715 Humans are predators. The duckling is lucky that one came along that would decide to help it instead of eating it for a snack.
These baby wood ducks are built to bounce. They nest high in a tree or what ever mother decides to nest in . This little guy just got a bad bounce and bounced into trouble. The male Wood Duck is by far one of the most beautiful feathered birds you will see..
Thank you Both for taking time n opening up your big beautiful hearts♥️♥️to help out a 🐣 duckling♥️❣️. You’re Awesome😁♥️❣️ GOD♥️Bless You🙏♥️💜♥️❣️
Gotta admit I have a special place in my heart for baby ducks. I think it's just because they're that perfect combination of cute and Goofy.
I love ducks. Close to home there is a lake full of them of all kinds. I got friendships with a big goose and now it let me tauch, cuddle and caress. It's incredible, like a real pet.
Bless ur hearts for helping & loving this baby.
You found a sacred little treasure under those rocks and kept it safe! What a beautiful story!
So kind of you to help the little ducky! 😁
yea
Congrats. The best thing about saving an animal is that while there is a lot of work, it’s also fascinating, fun and feels great. The baby bird sleeping on your hand is too cute.
Thanks for doing this ❤️😪🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
My granddaughter and I have tears in our eyes, thank you for saving this precious baby.
Ducklings are the most adorable little creatures :) I feed the ducks at my local park - they come up to my house in the morning - this season we've seen 70-odd ducklings grow into a beautiful assortment of coloured ducks. (in previous seasons, 99% are taken by crows)
That's interesting, thank you for that info.. I thought the little wild ducklings on our farm were maybe going to crows, but mainly foxes. It makes more sense it is crows. They are not my favorite bird, no matter how intelligent. They are such bullies.
I am glad to hear you had a good crop of ducks this year.
We need more people like you! Thanks for saving a life
The duckling is cute but it's cuter how those couples manage to give time to that dying duckling and save it.
Thanks! I'm glad we could help out!!
@@marandam6416 FAIR PLAY TO YOU
I HAVE A ROBIN. HES ANCIENT NOW. LIVES IN MY TREES COMES INTO MY HOUSE. HES BETTER FED THAN I AM. THEN I HAVE 2XRESCUE DOGS DONNIE AND MOLLIE. THE SLEEP IN BED WITH ME.
Thank you for your help with our planets animals we need people like you
You are real Angels !!! Thank you !!!
I love this story!
Rescuing a baby duck is an instant 👍 from me!
There are angels here on Earth, and you two are shining examples. May the love, caring and compassion you showed this soul in need, be given back to you by those with a heart as big and as kind as yours.
Many beautiful souls in this country, very thankful to this couple.
What an adorable baby duck. 👍🐥👍🐥👍
Thank you so much for caring and saving him. Well done to you. You make the world a better place.
He was probably born less than 20 hours before you found it, considering he still jad his diamond on the beak (the spike used to break the shell, who normally fall really quick once the chick is born)
Delightful video and thank you.
So fortunate to have a video of the rescue & recovery to share with us & to keep for yourselves. Sure made my day! Thanks a bunch!
You are amazing! Love you! ❤️❤️
Yes and thank you for showing great and truly inspiring compassion. Greatest respect for you!
Thank you - I'm happy we could help out!
You are both awesome, giving the chance of life to another.
What a sweet little guy. Thanks for sharing.
I had a wood duck as a child..he was wounded in a wing ..he followed me everywhere and waited and played at school till I got out.He loved the shower most of all…he was with me for a year,before dying unexpectedly..Rip
it is people like you guys are helping save the world from the heathens. Great job in being aware and hearing the baby wood duck in pearl and not being asleep at the wheel like most of people that could care less for anything but themselves,
You know, you could just tell them that they are wonderful for doing what they did without sounding like some hateful person.
Thank you so much for helping this little baby 💖
Thank you Rescuers ❤️🙏 stay blessed.
Qué inmensa suerte ha tenido! GRACIAS por darle una gran oportunidad! 🙏♥️🥰
Thank u for saving him/her
You guys have a heart of gold.
Thank you - I'm glad we could help.
You guys are angels-! Thank you for saving their life
Thanks YOU!❤
Please NO MUSIC!!! Natural sounds only.
Excellent job on rescue and foster. You saved this little baby, great work!!
Joli sauvetage ❤️ !.. Il est
trop mignon, j'adore les gens qui portent SECOURS
à tous les animaux, merci.
🌴🐦🐥🐥🐥🐥🐦🌴
Thank you.
Thank you for helping this little one💗💗
Bravo 👌👌👌
You are wonderful, tiny duck and WRC too! Thank you so much! From Paris, France.
Such a great heart to saving this innocent baby ❤❤❤❤❤
thank you
That couple are wonderful people. Wish everyone had loving hearts as they do.
Quanto è bello dare tanto amore a queste creature così fragili e loro te ne danno senza chiedere mai nulla.
You are so awesome for helping that little guy.
I'm a simple man.
I see cute animal videos and I have to click...
Great job 🙋 God bless you
Thanks - I'm glad we could help in our small way.
God bless you.
Thanks for helping this baby duck!
Oh my, having been stuck all the time in those rocks then nothing but a predator could have set him free, a painful freedom. It's very touchy to see it has been saved by good humans. Wish one day something similar happens to me to save a duckling somewhere, I'll probably end up adopting it, it might tag along good with my cockatiel which I also saved, she goes crazy every morning if I'm not around her lol.
God bless ya cotton socks
Beautiful!!!!!!!!!!
He wasn’t waterproof and definitely would have died. He’s very lucky you found him. Cheers from Canader eh!
This video got into my recommendation, not bad at all
Such a darling
GOD BLESS YOU
Bellísimo !!💗
Thank You!!!
Thank u for saving him
los felicito por su gran gesto. saludos desde argentina.
There are FAR FAR FAR more "good" people than "bad" people....remember that =)
I have some pet wood ducks and they are beautiful
They are very beautiful!
🙏 ❤
So glad and happy you rescued this adorable precious little duckling to give him a happy safe home
Thank you - I'm glad we could help.
Beautifull !
Quack quack a ducky too cute now its tweet tweet🤣🤣🥴
Wood ducks are on their own from the time they hatch. It needed help because it was stuck, but its mom didn’t abandon it.
This is not true. I think you are confusing it with a different wetland bird.
No, they're not on their own! Mother duck waits for all her chicks to jump from the nest, she takes care of them, warms and teaches them till they're ready!🦆🐤🐥🐤🐥🐤🐥
Whenever i feel down about humanity i come and see this vedio
This is great what you did, but it sucks that you couldn't keep it. These are beautiful animals and I guess should be free to roam.
Bravo ! 😎
Bravo un très beau sauvetage ! Merci pour ce petit canard. Il aurait eu une mort lente et horrible sans vous. Merci pour lui. 👏👍👍
👌👍👍👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏
Cute little one hopefully he will get better name for him Mr. WOBBLES or WOBBLY!!! Because he wobbled at first LOL! Lol! Lol!
Number one thing you need to do is dry off the ducks because they don’t have oil on their feathers and can die very easily have hypothermia using a hair dryer on low holding in your hand and blowing it but making sure it doesn’t get too hot or too windy then wrapping it in a microfiber towel or some thing super absorbent to make sure he stays dry and warm and put him on a heating pad... if he’s shaking his cold.
Number two important thing is to get them some sugar water mine ended up loving watermelon you can give them a little Gatorade totally flat non-carbonated Sprite if you have it or just a little bit of sugar and water mainly just enough to hydrate them and give them a little bit of energy and then you can use wet dog food or cat food until you get something more suitable for Ducks that works fine but bread and crackers as bad as any vegetable is good and they love fruit too Most likely any fruits or vegetables you have in your house would be good but there’s a few that you can’t give them so just Google it before you feed him anything main thing is to get them warm and dry and a little bit of energy in them if you want to have a chance to save them
Thank you so much❤
yay!!!
So cute
Great job!
Q gracinha.
I thank you from the bottom of my heart for the lovely thing you guys did… you saved a life & made a difference…. May God bless you both time & again…. I love you both xx 🥰🙏
Thank you for the kind words! I'm glad we could help.
SUPER!!!
Thanks!
I wish I could adopt a wood duckling! Or at least two since ducks like to live in groups like us people.
Que ,bello patito , no selovallan a comer pobrecito
Прекрасная птичка,прекрасные люди! Уточки бегут вереницей за мамой уткой всегда. Поели и за мамой .Если один не наелся,--бросает еду и догоняет остальных.
Милашка!
❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️💗🙏🌻😊
Μπράβο που το σώσατε
“…like a duck to water”
Carrots and broccoli? 🤔🤔🤔 Better mashed seeds and grains I think.
By the way I love ducks and one time a week I use to go to a lake feeding them with bread. I have friendship now with a big goose that let me cuddle it. The lake is full of wild animals including water turtles.
I would have been holding and cuddling too...
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Great video.
Thank you !
👏👏👏
Just found a baby duck how to i warm it up...i put it in a box with a bottle of warm water and paper towel..he slowly coming back alive what do i feed it and am i warming it up the right way??? Need advise asap...also it came running to me from the back of my yard coyldnt find no mommy or other babies...a crow was trying to eat it but it came running to me so i brang it inside...
I feel so bad for the duckling
What do you feeed the babies? Just found an egg last night that I believe is a wood duck and may hatch soon.
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