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BBC News
21-05-2025
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Orphaned ducklings saved by Redcar couple 'doing well'
A couple who rescued a clutch of unhatched duck eggs after their mother died now have 10 rapidly-growing ducklings living in their Carter and his girlfriend Stephanie Weeding began incubating the eggs at home in April using heat orphaned ducklings - which would not have survived more than a few hours without their help - started hatching after a week and are now thriving at Mr Carter's home in Redcar, 35-year-old chef said "more had survived than if they'd been in the wild", adding he was "chuffed" the birds were doing so well. He said: "Five weeks ago, we wouldn't have said we're going to have 10 little ducklings running around in the garden."But they're doing well and causing havoc, it's all good." The mother duck had become something of an unofficial mascot at the cafe where Mr Carter works in Great Ayton, near staff were left "heartbroken" when she died during the Easter bank holiday, and the timing of her death made it difficult for anyone to contact the RSPCA and other local charities for the couple collect tropical butterflies they had heat lamps at home, which they used to incubate the eggs. The ducklings have since been learning to swim in a makeshift backyard pond and Ms Weeding said they particularly enjoyed eating dandelions and "can't get enough of peas".The couple added their next step was to introduce the birds to living alfresco permanently, as they are currently only outside during the Weeding said: "In the next week they'll be moving into a coup and once they're sprouting adult feathers we'll be released them back into the wild." Follow BBC Tees on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
BBC News
28-04-2025
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Teesside ducklings hatch after eggs rescued
A couple came to the rescue of 12 unhatched duck eggs after their mother Carter, a chef at the G & Tea House in Great Ayton, near Middlesbrough, said staff were unable to raise help due to the Easter bank Mr Carter and his girlfriend Stephanie Weeding collect tropical butterflies, they had heat lamps ready to create an the past few days they have seen signs of life from the eggs and three of them have hatched. Duck eggs can only survive a few hours without their mother and Mr Carter made the snap decision to bring all 12 eggs at the cafe, where the duck had become an unofficial mascot, were left "heartbroken" when she died and initially tried the RSPCA and other local charities. Mr Carter, 35, described how the couple planned to look after the ducklings until they were ready to live independently, before releasing them near to the said: "Several have shown signs of hatching and we have already had three out."We have gone out and bought a couple of things to keep them comfortable until they reach a more independent stage."We are trying to do this without giving them any interaction with us and that will mean they will imprint on each other." Follow BBC Tees on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
