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Thanks yes that is good advice. I've cleaned out their nest in the coop and lock them out each morning. They are slowly coming around, venturing further away each day but still very keen to go back in in the evening. I hadn't realised they would go broody when there are no eggs to sit on.

I've been reading the various threads re ducks sitting on eggs for long periods but my two haven't laid for several weeks. They seem happy to sit in their coop permanently unless I lift them out. They are quite "grumpy" about this and will peck at me and the hens but then have a swim in the...