Hatching eggs

Simo · Nov 20, 2015

Hello, I have noticed that as the number of ducks increases, more eggs remain un-hatched. Yet when I had few ducks, all the eggs used to hatch out. I fear some ducks could be laying on already broody ducks' eggs thus the new eggs remain un-hatched! What can I do?

sourland · Nov 20, 2015

Multiple hens laying in the same nest and adding eggs to existing setting hens can result in staggered hatches, broken or cracked eggs, and inadequately incubated eggs (too many for the hen to cover adequately). Providing multiple nest sites, monitoring and marking incubated eggs, separating broody ducks from the flock should all help increase your % hatch rate.

Simo · Nov 23, 2015

thanks @sourland

LocalYokel · Nov 30, 2015

If you are Incubating naturally with a broody,
it's helpful to mark the eggs the day they are set,
And either eat or mark the others for another Incubator/Broody.

Hatching eggs

More options

Simo

Hatching

sourland

Broody Magician

Simo

Hatching

LocalYokel

Crowing

Similar threads

New posts New threads Active threads

Latest posts

Latest threads

Threads with more replies in the last 15 days