Broody duck advice

[Fisherlmiranda]

Hello, my welsh harlequin duck started sitting on the eggs so I let her gather a clutch and go broody. Shes sat on the eggs all day long for 2 days. But I noticed that the other ducks are pushing her out at night and laying in the nest. And last night they busted one of the eggs. This morning I grabbed the busted egg and surrounding bedding and tossed it. Some eggs have dried yolk on them. Will they be ok to leave in there? I put an x on the first 15 eggs. So I knew this morning that 3 had been laid in there and which ones they were. Should I close in the area around the nesting box so she is left alone? Any advice is welcome as this is my first time letting a duck set a nest.

 

[Happy Quack]

You can try putting up a fence or something to stop the others from pushing her out. Just make it big enough that you can put water and feed in for her.

 

[quackiemama]

She is beautiful

 

[chickens really]

If you can put something around her it helps. Are the others depositing eggs in her nest too?

 

[Fisherlmiranda]

She is beautiful

Thanks

 

[Fisherlmiranda]

If you can put something around her it helps. Are the others depositing eggs in her nest too?

Yes, shes got everyone's eggs. I've got cayugas and black swedish and buff's as well and they all have intermingled and made a bunch of mutts hopefully lol.