Teenagers, that's exactly what I was thinking as soon as he put her in there. Imagine been in your hospital room after delivery and they say, "we'll bring in your baby now", and in WALKS a 13yr old. I would've started screaming, too. You need those 13yrs to learn how to deal with your child. You basically grow up learning from each other.

That’s funny 😆

Hahahaha, exactly

BCPR hahahahah\

BCPR agreed. I think broody means territorial and protective more than it means motherly. She didn’t attach to an egg. She attached to the water bucket 😂

Lol, so true! Lol

I felt they were bullying her, you may have left it a little late.

Sexual eduquacktion

Cured her. lol

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I was a substitute teacher once, for about a week. I was only slightly less of a disaster than this.

Foster mom liked being an empty nester I guess. :)

LOL..!!!!

seems about right, and much like being a substitute teacher you occasionally have to single out the most dominant student and randomly attack them to keep the rest of the class in line. reminds me of high school.

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try more than one perhaps

Yeah

What about have a few adults in a run right beside these? They are not acclimated to you, Toby, or anyone. Maybe gets these little guys a lot closer to all the action and not out by themselves? lol, I know nothing about ducks - isn't the Internet great :D

@@blaircox1589 right

Actually I think they were attacking her. At first I also thought they were trying to follow her but if you watch them closely you can see that one guy (or girl?) in the front going for her and the others just following him. That's why she was so scared of them.

15 kids nearly as big as she is!

Not kids. Those are duck teenagers. Yikes!

@@Oxnate At 4 weeks? TEENAGERS? Double Yikes!

Imagine living with 15 teenagers

Ahaha I read this and lol’ed so loud I woke my cat

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You’re right. The only way to get them to stop being like this is to separate them.

exactly

And teenages no less ! Ahhh, help !

They're too big. If he had put them together when they were babies, she may have adopted them.

@@WobblesandBean Or maybe start with one or two, then adding more each day?

But the thing is - they ARE babies! 4 weeks is babies!!! Sigh. Birds grow SO fast!

sloppy traitor!!!!

Now you get it.

LambentLark 😂😂😂😂 Spot on!!!

Gold

You should be a thriller author. Good one!

@@DutchyBrit Awe thanks! The story was all there. I just had to write it down. 🤭

Im actually dead

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rofl

This shit is so dramatic that they could make a movie out of it

She's like "none of you are my real butt nuggets!"

@Smileyrie James The Cage; is septic, dark, and damp. I keep revisiting the idea of building a Luxury Spa for Chickens. In the yard adjacent to mine the woman feeds a couple hundreds birds a day. My Chickens would enjoy watching that from over in the cool shade, beside the waterfalls.

Spot on! I used to read whilst sitting quietly as they got to know me. I would toss treats at times. In the end they would follow me absolutely everywhere and hop on my lap and fall asleep. Time and patience.

@@neenekinskins6241 aww that's adorable :)

But here's what I'll never understand honestly. They're all going to be eaten anyway, they're all going to die. Soooo, why is their psychological health such a big deal. I don't understand farmers, I just don't. Give me a veggie burger, I'll be happy.

@@Matty06001 same here with the veggie burger. But maybe he wants to raise them as egg laying ducks?

I definitely agree! And possibly try the night time thing putting her in so when they wake up it's not as startling.

I agree. We need a good natured duck that will simply show them normal behaviour and act as a role model. Perhaps several young adult ducks, that could flock with them.

Great advice. That duck is afraid of him too.

@@silvercat18 What abt Ron Swanson? Or is she too young? Maybe not to mother, but to role model...

Send in Ron me thinks

I’ve tried it with newborns and it wasn’t any better. When they are still in the egg and the mother I laying on them/turning them they talk to each other, through the egg so I think that is what builds the mother/duckling bond.

The poor mama was smaller than the bbs 😂

I can imagine this being done in real life. Waking up and all of a sudden you have a dozen teenagers chasing after you calling you mama mama mama mama mama run! Lol

At night is the key. Put the young ones under mum at about 1am.

@@Mikey-ym6ok xD

This guy should probably just sit around and try to hold the ducklings. Ours are super skittish, but they chill out when they're held for a second

Too late now. To do that, the ducklings (or chicks) should be no more than a week old...and the broody "mom" should have been quietly setting on her eggs for a while, so she actually thinks these tiny babies are hers. This mom was acting broody but didn't stay put on the eggs. A true broody hen would be fighting to stay on that nest and protect her eggs...and even if the eggs are removed, she sets there anyway.

Daytime is no the best, If you trying to Foster chicks (baby ducklings) the only way to do that is snick in the in the Mom nest at night time. The Duck Mom have Mother Instinct all ready that why She is Brody.

All in The Ducks Lves as The Pond Turns.

@T M hahahahaha lol Margy is stefano, Toby is like Patch lil and Pablo are sammy and ej Ron Swanson is...IDK lol

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Nah they just scared of morgan

And He do all rwong. Doing that daytime, Duckings are big now. You have to snick in the duckings to the Mom nest, no to bring the Mom to a Babys flock. And consider the good thing about to Mom's raise the baby's is the easy way to the baby's introduce to the rest of the flock.

Lol I'm glad I'm not the only one that thinks that too. I feel kind of bad for her I feel like we are invading her privacy by seeing her with out her pants on.

It's always very undignified when kitties get their nethers shaved for procedures. Poor Lil' Barn Cat - it is good to see the fuzz growing back.

This post cracked me up

ha ha they are emo quakers

RoseThistleArtworks nah if they were emos they would of killed them selfs

Lol, so true

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I felt the same way but I looked at my sister and her friends children I was like hell naw!

TaRoya Hollis I’m so glad I’m not the only one, I always tell my friends I want but 1 baby. They come with their tribes, clans, plagues and broods. I want one baby not have it multiplied by by 18.

That’s the thing, having other people’s poorly raised toddlers is NOT the same as birthing your own

The Wonderful World of Awesomeness yes yes a thousand times yes. I’m so glad you said because I get so desperate when thinking it.

It would be nice to know the veterinary business who put lil barn cat back together and give them our shout-outs on social media for a job well done!

LOL

I was kinda wondering about this. (Hell, at first I thought the "real" mother might even be the cat.)

If he's pulling them as soon as they're laid yeah they probably did or in a incubater alone then immediately thrown into the cage. Not sure why he thought one duck who's clearly scared of him would be good for others tbh

Kiva Kinsler that’s what I was thinking

They were hatched in an incubatir and immediately put in a barn under lights with no mother. WTF

I don't know why this comment made me chuckle 😆.

This seems very sensible.

Correct!

yup.

Maybe. He might have given up too soon. But they are just so so big already. I don't think even my dedicated mother hen would have taken on offspring almost as big as she was.

If the ducklings are khakis. Tbey will never be tame hahah. Unless you raised 1 or 2 in the house. Believe me I tried everything to make my Khaki ducks tame. Had them from day olds. They're just a wild breed lom

@@dirtroadfarm.4024theyre a domestic breed, but they act wild

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tama yeager gibson that sounds very time consuming - but it also sounds like it has potential. have you ever done something like this with any species? (hopefully a bird species!) It sounds like what an animal trainer would do, and logic says if it works for some animals it might work for birds. Worth a try - but he also works so this is a weekend job. Delays may be a problem.

@@julieenslow5915 It is not as time consuming as it may seem. But the more birds you have, the more time it takes! But it is enjoyable for those who like their animals. So at least there is that!lol Yes, I have done this with chicks, ducks, feral kittens, miniature horse, and even wild turkey! My dog killed a mother turkey on a nest. I felt horrible! I hatched the eggs. 8 of 11 hatched. And 6 lived to maturity. By day 4, they acted terrified of me. I didn't need them to be my pets. But I didn't want them so stressed when not necessary. I had two different flocks of chickens. And one of my roosters died. I got a full grown rooster from someone. He was not tame at all! And his flock began to run from me, because he was running from me! I separated him, and it took about a week for him to calm down. I have gotten ducks, full grown, who acted the same. I didn't want them to decide on leaving! So I did this method with them. With mammals it is a little different. But it all boils down to the same thing. They are scared. And have no idea that their human is their best friend! At least, best resource! Lol. They did not have an adult to show them when to be scared. And when not to be. Right now they are "teenagers". They are more likely to see the female as a potential mate than a mother. Also, if there is an establishedd, very tame, flock, then simply introducing them to that flock, can be all it takes for them to settle down. They find a leader. Someone to inform them when it is time to be scared,and when it is time to be chill. But you always have to consider if the "wild" addition will become a follower, or a leader. Like my rooster addition began to lead the flock in the opposite direction. Instead of the flock teaching him it was okay, he began to teach them to be scared Instead of running to me, they began to run from me, simply because he was their rooster, and the rooster notifies the flock when danger is near. Good thing is, I don't think he wants these to be "pets". Just calm enough that they don't run in fear of everything. So if he gets on this now, at this age even, it shouldn't take but a few days.

@@wordswritteninred7171 Thank you for the long explanation. That is exactly what I hoped you would do. Let's hope he reads this!! Thank you!

@@julieenslow5915 You are most welcome! I love animals. I could talk for decades and still not share all I have been blessed to wittness! Love this channel! I am sure he will get it figured out soon! Peace

@@wordswritteninred7171 I love animals too! A pleasure to talk with you!

They won't go in it as often, I own ducks, I bought them a big pool, rarely swim in it

Ok boomer ....

Looks like they attempted something, didn´t succeed and then had a meeting to figure out what to do next :-D.

You are....NOT the mother lol

When Morgan said he was going to put an adult with the babies, I immediately thought of Ron Swanson.

But Ron doesn’t know she’s a duck 🤣

@@claireisacamel Instincts are powerful. Give her a chance.

Yep, what he said. They had no mother figure when they needed it.

this is exactly why we dont use an incubator

@@CharliecatII How do hatch eggs without an incubator? Do you rely on the hens/ducks to do it? I've seen some breeds of hens do great jobs and some do absolutely awful ones. I've no experience with ducks but Morgan has videos of his ducks just making an absolute mess of hatching ducklings last year and his geese didn't exactly hatch a lot of goslings this spring.

I agree, Ken. I’ve had great success getting geese to become foster parents, but you have to do it day 1 or 2. After that, the bond is not as tight; parents clearly want to dote on babies, but babies are a bit blasé about mom and dad. It’s also a good idea, when introducing two groups together, to allow a retreat space so the less confident birds have the ability to hide and regroup themselves. You could open the door of the coop and put water in both places. Right now it’s kind of a cage fight, lol.

Plot twist: they imprinted on the incubator.

I think so too... With your next batch even if you don't have a mama duck, hand raise them so that they are comfortable around you so that even if they become pasture ducks they can still be managed when required. These current ducks might not ever become comfortable. But if you need to give them a chance, try a calm duck put in at night and let the pecking order play out. have more water and food containers to reduce the fight for resources. Maybe there might be a change.. this is an interesting issue you have, I am super keen to see how this pans out. Please keep us posted.

If you are going to kill them what is the point of giving them a mother?

@@mircat28 The original intent may have been to add these birds to his full time flock and so he may have been attempting to calm them down so they would be manageable. If he ends up culling them for meat instead, he still wants them to have the best quality of life until that time and not be terrified constantly, constant overwhelming anxiety isn't good for any person or animal.

@@heatherwanderer777 But quite honestly the ducklings didn't seem any more frightened of him than the broody duck did if you watch him trying to catch her, it was just because they were moving as a flock that it was more obvious that they were moving away from him.

@@laceandbits ya, of course they're frightened. lf l were unlucky enough to be born a non human and l ended up at a farm - well, we all know a death date comes with that fate. "Friendly Farmer"? l think not.

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Would you raise kids that are almost as big as you? she wanted ducklings not duck teens

Exactly. He should have been socializing them from the very beginning. But he didn't, and now those poor babies have been traumatized! They might still acclimate to being among the flock, but, there's a chance they may never warm up to them and just cling to each other. It will take a lot of work on Morgan's part to accomplish this.

@@WobblesandBean I don't think they're 'traumatized'. They just don't know how to behave around other ducks yet. They just need some time to learn the hang of things.

@@_.-._.-. Instead of a Broody Duck Maybe they should put 2 of the most relaxed chill ducks in there.

Also he is usually amazing with his babies.. Its not like hes a monster like you seem to imply by saying he traumatized these babies.. He had alot going on with lil barn cat and prob his wife also because they both try very hard to do things well and right... The ducks have no issue taking to other ducks eventually they will be one big family it takes some time to establish dominance and pecking orders and these babies have no issue going up to the big duck and honestly i think she was just saying hey im here and the boss.. She didnt wanna be there mom but after a few days they would have been fine... Traumatized tho really you are nuts

The mother is like come here the tennage ducks ahhhhhh monster:D

😂🤣😂 you just won the comment section for this video.

@@GoldShawFarm Finally! My mama will be so proud!

@@meems4378 Hehehe 🤭❤️

MEEMS 😂😂😂

@@GoldShawFarm ur dog called u a screwball😂😂😂😂

we all know she was mad asl after seeing all them teenage ducks 😭🤣

Now that I’ve read this I can’t unhear it haha!

Bruh you probably don't even own as many ducks as he does lmao

@altaccount You don't need to own ducks to know an animal isn't going to adopt "children" that are almost the same size as it

@@altaccount8722 You dont need to even own ducks to know that. MOST birds act like this. They need to impring on the foster parent otherwise the foster parrent wont think they are "theirs" and attack them potentialy even killing them. They should have been introduced soon after hatching. And I do speak as someone who owns 50 chickens...