Add a duck egg to another duck nest?

[craftymama86]

My MIL has ducks and recently one of them laid an egg. She thought the duck(whichever one it was) abandoned it b/c she never saw a duck sitting on it so she asked me to put it in with my chicken eggs that has a broody sitting on them. I warned her that I didn't know how the chickens would react to it being in there but she insisted, lol. Anyways, I looked around a little bit ago and found a nest with 2 eggs. Now, my question is, can the egg that was put in with the chicken eggs be taken out and put with the other 2 duck eggs? Or should I just leave it with my broody hen and her eggs?

 

[Borncountry419]

LOL! Ducks don't begin to sit until they have a full clutch (usually 6-12), that way they'll all hatch at the same time. If it has been under the broody hen, then it's already developing and shouldn't be removed. Good luck!

 

[craftymama86]

Hehe, yea I've read about them not sitting till they're done laying but I couldn't tell her that without researching it first so I could tell her THAT, LOL.

Thank you, we're very excited. I'm keeping positive about ALL the eggs.

 

[Borncountry419]

Lol! Take pics when they come!!

 

[craftymama86]

Definitely!