breeding

[Dances with Ducks]

pekinduck<3er :

thank u so i could put the eggs back under her?

Not unless she is acting like she is already broody, and doesn't sound like that she is. A broody hen will be making a nest, decorating it with feathers and sitting on it a lot during the day. When I gave my hens eggs to hatch their behavior showed me they were already broody or getting very close to it. Last year when I did this had a lot of eggs in the incubator and didn't want three of my hens to be broody so I tried to "help them" by giving them eggs that were 3/4 along the way, so the broody time would be shorter and they could get back to laying. Two of them suceeded in hatching eggs, one of them wasn't a good momma to the ducklings and also lost an egg before it hatched, the third hen lost her eggs when drake got in the house and broke them so they died.
Plus if your hen just started laying I wouldn't count on her eggs being fertile or formed well enough to hatch. Like I answered in your second question, you can't count on the eggs being hatchable for a couple of weeks at least. I have hatched eggs from hens in their first season laying and the ducklings seemed pretty healthy to me. Even some eggs from the first few weeks of laying, but I had a lot more clear eggs in the beginning than later on.​

 

[La Mike]

Ok
Look at it like this
You have 1 drake and 1 hen
Most likely being ducks your eggs will be fertile
I have hatched the first egg a hen laid alot,Granted I hatch 100s every year
A 100 eggs before hatching would put me in the poor house
Anytime IMO you start eggs in the incubator finish them there for your best results
I would gather the eggs for 7 days max and start them that will be your strongest chance at success
Good luck and dont over think it They are DUCKs

 

[pekinduck<3er]

ok but i want her to take care of the ducklings herself not me taking care of them i have no time

but i cant just put them back under her when their almost hatching? wow well thnx help

 

[aduckstolemyheart]

Unfortunately, everyone seems to be right. Unless your duck goes broody and is a good mother, which I hear is more an exception rather than a rule, it's best to hatch them in the bator and take care of them yourself. If you don't have time to do this, maybe you should wait to have ducklings until you or one of your hens becomes ready.

If you do incubate the eggs, and put them in the nest of a duck that's not in the mood to be a mother, you'll wind up with dead ducklings.

 

[pekinduck<3er]

thnx for the help your all right but can you guys go to my other forum page calle Head Bobbing?