We have a storm happening here right now, and suddenly our dogs became very interested in something that came through the back door. We thought it must be a toad, but it’s a duckling. A young duckling. We have ducks in the area and they’re normally excellent parents, but perhaps the storm confused the duckling and made it difficult for its parents to keep track of it.

We’ve looked about outside, but we can’t see any ducks. Any ideas on how to take care of it until we can take it to the vets tomorrow. It’s night time here now.

I’ve put it in a box with some towels in a safe place. Not sure what else I can do.