MrsTush
Songster
- Jun 10, 2020
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My 1 year old Muscovy has decided that her and her younger friend..known as the "snitch"..are going to collect a clutch of eggs no matter what I think about it.
The oldest, Yara, started getting broody a few weeks ago. At the time she was the only one sitting so I would wait until I saw her go outside to eat and I would grab the eggs. I left a couple of fake ones in the nest. She has now enlisted the help of Emma who is the yard snitch. She literally comes out of the coop complaining every morning. Now when Yara goes to eat Emma takes over. When I go into the coop she starts yelling for Yara who bee lines it back inside to call me every name in her duck book.
The last three days they have been really good about watching the house to see if I'm outside because I can't catch them in the yard. Now I'm torn...
I seriously doubt if more than a few of these eggs are fertilized because I've got my Drake on lockdown 90% of the time. I really don't want to incubate any eggs. What will happen if I just let these two ding a lings sit on the nest? I've got chicken eggs but I'm not entirely sure I want to give up the duck eggs.
I've always bought my ducks and chickens, never eggs so this part is all new to me
The oldest, Yara, started getting broody a few weeks ago. At the time she was the only one sitting so I would wait until I saw her go outside to eat and I would grab the eggs. I left a couple of fake ones in the nest. She has now enlisted the help of Emma who is the yard snitch. She literally comes out of the coop complaining every morning. Now when Yara goes to eat Emma takes over. When I go into the coop she starts yelling for Yara who bee lines it back inside to call me every name in her duck book.
The last three days they have been really good about watching the house to see if I'm outside because I can't catch them in the yard. Now I'm torn...
I seriously doubt if more than a few of these eggs are fertilized because I've got my Drake on lockdown 90% of the time. I really don't want to incubate any eggs. What will happen if I just let these two ding a lings sit on the nest? I've got chicken eggs but I'm not entirely sure I want to give up the duck eggs.
I've always bought my ducks and chickens, never eggs so this part is all new to me