i have a pair of mallard ducks, and they r brooding on same nest together, the father is a khaki buff...
ok that said....the TRUE mother to the eggs is sitting without problems...now sister, is destroying their eggs...she brought out one yesterday and had opened it the embryo was complete(don't start hatching for +/- 3-4 days yet. so she brings out one this morning and it was full of yellow matter..no fetus...so now she brought out another one and it was opened, with some blood can see the sack and the embryo looks great...dead but great.So is this hen bringing out the ones she thinks aren't vile??? or is she being ornery I also have a buff O. chicken sitting on a whole nest of duck eggs, she is very dedicated to the eggs has not left the nest the entire period they also are with in hatching a few days ........will i have anything to do particularly??
do i separate the mothers? what about the fathers(khaki) will he be alright with the eggs after hatching/
ok that said....the TRUE mother to the eggs is sitting without problems...now sister, is destroying their eggs...she brought out one yesterday and had opened it the embryo was complete(don't start hatching for +/- 3-4 days yet. so she brings out one this morning and it was full of yellow matter..no fetus...so now she brought out another one and it was opened, with some blood can see the sack and the embryo looks great...dead but great.So is this hen bringing out the ones she thinks aren't vile??? or is she being ornery I also have a buff O. chicken sitting on a whole nest of duck eggs, she is very dedicated to the eggs has not left the nest the entire period they also are with in hatching a few days ........will i have anything to do particularly??
do i separate the mothers? what about the fathers(khaki) will he be alright with the eggs after hatching/