I have two pair of mandarin ducks and this is the first year laying. they are together so I don't know which hen is laying but is laying in the swiming pool. Does this mean she is not going to sit. This is the second egg. One on the wire and one in the pond. She has two nesting boxes in her pen but another box they sleep in. My pen is not super big but sufficent room for them. have better plans but did not want to disturb them since its breeding season. One pair will be a year this summer and the other pair the hen is 2 did not have a mate for her until last fall. So first year for her as a two year old. Do they usually lay eggs in the water when they first start laying?
