They are likely already dead since incubation temperatures are pretty critical. And mama duck is likely long gone since it sounds like something traumatic drove her off. I had a baby duck as a pet once. It came in the big easter basket my friends gave me. My mom pitched a fit when she found it in the tub with me. My parents insisted and so I eventually released it into a big river where other ducks were, and it took to them instantly and never looked back. But for a while it lived in a nest inside a hatbox under my bed and followed me around like I was its mother. Sigh.
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