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23 eggs +.1 a day - still no commit to sit - should I worry?
But they still breed during molting? What else happens during molt? Should I get an incubator for the eggs or just let her keep on? -
23 eggs +.1 a day - still no commit to sit - should I worry?
So every day but 2 Weeza has produced an egg. Today is no different. There are 23 - 1 more than yesterday. She has no interest in her nest during the day. It's obvious she tends it at night and sits on it when she's locked up. Is there a point where I give up on her committing to sit an hatch... -
female not sitting?
The eggs are so cold. It's hard to imagine that she'll get them warmed up an that will be the catalyst for them to develop. (That is how it works, right?). :) -
female not sitting?
Oh Ms Weeza - I guess yesterday wasn't Day 1. 18 eggs now. -
female not sitting?
This morning she ran out when I opened the door. Looked like she had at least messed with nest but didn't lay number 18 today. Few minutes ago she was voluntarily in the cage (door open) sitting on her nest. :) -
female not sitting?
If she abandons the nest since I've moved it, would I be able to gatherthe eggs and put them in an incubator? -
female not sitting?
@miss Lydia and @HollyDuckFarmer, Weeza and her nest are moved into the lid of a dog crate and into the safety of their duck enclosure. I sure hope she doesn't abandon her nest now but I would be pretty upset with myself if I had not used the protection I have in place for Joe and Weeza. Couple... -
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female not sitting?
Weeza's 17 eggs. When do I know that she won't sit? Will the eggs go bad? If she does sit and hatch these eggs out, will Joe (drake) hurt ducklings? Thanks!! -
female not sitting?
And Miss Lydia, you're right about predators. I live in GA. On my farm- we see fox and coyote and random other things. They typically have stayed on the back half of my property or up either side. They don't seem to care for my dogs or 2 guard goats. But a sitting duck would be very tempting... -
female not sitting?
The ducks do have a 15'L x 6'W x 5'H safe enclosure. Now I will need to figure out how to make a special spot for her nest to be relocated to where she will feel comfortable -
female not sitting?
I have a male and a female. Up until about a month ago, they were locked up at night and then they accidentally were left out and slept by the house in a flower bed off my back porch. They seemed so much happier out at night and come up on the back porch an wait at the door for us in the...