A Question About Ducks - Broodiness?

[Daniel_2kaii9]

hey Dances with Ducks! i think my blue swedish duck is going broody shall i still give them the corn?

 

[Dances with Ducks]

That's GREAT Daniel!!!

A little corn won't hurt them so if you still have some you can. But I doubt it would be necessary to keep her broody, even if it is what actually helped her go broody in the first place. Is she still laying eggs? How many does she have now?

 

[Daniel_2kaii9]

yeah she is laying there's 16 eggs in there now but i dont really wanna hatch all them its about 2 much lol

 

[Daniel_2kaii9]

and shes sitting on them now

 

[Daniel_2kaii9]

if i take some of the eggs out would she still sit?

 

[froggie71]

Yes she will still sit if you take eggs out. We often check to see if the eggs our girls are sitting on are good or not. We also will find more eggs added by the other girls as well. Good luck with your hatch!

 

[Daniel_2kaii9]

thanks couse i only want to hatch about 5 or 6 is that ok ?

 

[froggie71]

Shouldn't be a problem.
ETA: I might leave a few more in until you are sure they are fertilized and growing well. Also if you end up with more than you want to keep you can always sell some.

 

[Daniel_2kaii9]

but if i take some out the other ones may hatch on different days

 

[Daniel_2kaii9]

but if i take some out the other ones may hatch on different days