Pekin & cayuga ; both approximately 2 yrs old. I got them about a year ago and previous owner said they had brooded before. They did this about 3 or 4 months ago now doing itagain. I have no problem letting them go broody or hatxhing, thats why I have drakes… any way heres my issue. They stay in nesting box most of the day, but soon as i get home and let the chickens out , they both jump out nesting box and fly to pond with the rest of the ducks. now , the first time this happened i didnt think anything of it. I wasnt paying close attention. About a week later I collect eggs, next morning i bust one open… had an embryo forming,! I knew which eggs i had collected & 4/6 had embryos forming.
I do have a way to contain just them, with nesting boxes. ( my duck and chickens lay in different nesting boxes, but the run can be partitioned Just for broody purposes as ive done my chickens like this. ) so do i leave them in Separate pen and force them to stay in private run, and let the other 3 ducks out with chickens? I feel if i dont do this ima end up with semi incubated eggs getting mixed with non imcubated.
I do have a way to contain just them, with nesting boxes. ( my duck and chickens lay in different nesting boxes, but the run can be partitioned Just for broody purposes as ive done my chickens like this. ) so do i leave them in Separate pen and force them to stay in private run, and let the other 3 ducks out with chickens? I feel if i dont do this ima end up with semi incubated eggs getting mixed with non imcubated.
