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This is mine's first time too! I was worried most of the eggs wouldn't make it They were there almost a month without her sitting on them. I was so excited to see she was actually sitting and some are growing!! Though I have no idea when they will hatch!!

Yes she is safe. Thanks for asking.

I asked about 4 weeks ago about the amount of eggs my mallard had laid. She was at 20! We discarded about 5, then she laid a few more. I decided to leave them alone and see what she did, She was on and off her nest during the day, we were having pretty warm weather and the coop where her nest is...

We saw a small spot and a little movement. There was another new egg this morning. We will check them again at the end of the week for any changes.

I candled them last night and we found 3 that looked like nothing, we tossed them. That still left 17 but we will try again in a couple days and see if they are developing. It has been a little warm, she has been hiding under the house where it is cooler, so maybe she is worried about them...

I tried candling 1 of them about a week ago but I couldn't see anything. I didn't really know what I was looking for or if I was doing it right. I've read up on it some so I will try again tonight!

Thank you so much for your help. I will take some of the eggs away. Any suggestions on what to do with them? I know some use them for baking, or do I just toss them.

Our temp has been in the upper 60s -70s. But I suppose our coop get warmer than that. How long can they stay there before they just won't hatch? I was afraid to touch them too much in case she wouldn't go back to them.

I have 4 Mallards, 3 male and 1 female. They are all 9 months old. Delilah, my female has started laying eggs. Yesterday we counted 19 eggs, and I think there is another one there today. My question is when is she going to lay on them? I am concerened with how long they have been there without...