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  1. LadyHawkeAvry

    The Broody Duck Thread for 2014

    She won't leave once she hits lockdown. She will fluff up and growl and generally look displeased, but she won't get off the nest. If your weather is cool like it has been here, she may not hatch anything at 28 days. My broody duck's last duckling hatched out a week after the due date. The eggs...
  2. LadyHawkeAvry

    The Broody Duck Thread for 2014

    It is normal for them to take a break to swim. They bring the moisture back on their feathers and use it to keep the humdity up, and the cooling period when she is off the nest is part of the normal incubation process.. When her eggs get really close to hatching, she will only do quick dips and...
  3. LadyHawkeAvry

    The Broody Duck Thread for 2014

    My broody Saxony girl is on 8 eggs in a nest box in my bathroom... I brought her and her mate inside for bumblefoot treatment, and the warmth and the extended light got her in the laying mood. She pulled towels off of the hangers and made herself a nest, so we replaced it with a nest box. Within...
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