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    Female duck moving her nest of eggs

    Thank you everyone! I first thought a predator, but the nest was nice and neat with no sign of any struggle. And the dried leaves she was nesting with looked "pushed" out of the nest. And I'm guessing it would take a pretty large snake or something to eat all 9 eggs in one sitting? We have some...
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    Female duck moving her nest of eggs

    Hi All duck owners! We are first time duck owners with 4 males and 1 female! Sassy is her name. We decided to let her raise some babies so she started a nest right outside the barn in a patch of irises. It's a fairly high traffic area but ahe continued to lay her eggs there. Well, this past...
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    Broody Hen Care

    How about a broody hen that has no right to be broody? No rooster, I'm not raising chicks, I take the eggs away everyday. Any hints for this? Will she stop on her own?
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