That's kind of how ours was. She would sit all day, but if the other ducks were let out of their pen it was like she couldn't contain herself and had to join them for an hour or two. I couldn't imagine that any eggs could hatch, but she managed to hatch two. The first day we saw one baby out...
I don't know if I care enough to confine her -- I think that would be torture for her. In a way I would rather just incubate the eggs anyway so we can enjoy the ducklings more. If she does hatch them herself, would she notice if we happened to swipe one or two? Or would that be its own form...
My little BEI hen finally decided she was going to sit on her eggs, but she only seems to last about half a day -- at least that's how it's been for the last few days. Is there any hope of eggs hatching with such a lack of commitment on her part? It's not like it's warm out. We've been having...