One of my 3 females has been laying for about 6-8 weeks now. My young males started breeding her about 4 weeks ago. They are now mating the other two as well who have not started laying yet but are due to start any time now. The oldest girl was hatched Valentines Day, the two younger were hatched St.Patrick’s Day. The males were hatched March 29th.
I’m wondering based on this mix of ages when my combo of ducks will be most fertile for a viable clutch to hatch? I have tried to incubate a couple eggs a week apart 2 weeks ago, just to try it out since I already have chicken eggs going. Both were definitely fertilized and grew a bit, but I never had veins form. I tossed them after no veins by day 13. I would love to hatch a few ducks but I’m worried my ducks are so young still that their eggs just are quite there yet.
I’m wondering based on this mix of ages when my combo of ducks will be most fertile for a viable clutch to hatch? I have tried to incubate a couple eggs a week apart 2 weeks ago, just to try it out since I already have chicken eggs going. Both were definitely fertilized and grew a bit, but I never had veins form. I tossed them after no veins by day 13. I would love to hatch a few ducks but I’m worried my ducks are so young still that their eggs just are quite there yet.