Broody duck goes to duck house at night

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May 8, 2017
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I have a broody duck that started a nest inside a large pampas grass. She is protective and hardly leaves it during the day, but when the time comes to go into their house, she is the first to go in. I tried leaving her outside in her nest and closed the others a bit earlier, but she sion figured out they are missing and started calling them. I opened the duckhouse and she jumped right in.
Is there something I can do to make her move the nest into the duck house? I'm now bringing her eggs into the duck house at night and then back in the morning. I fight her every morning when she bites my hands when bringing her the eggs.
 
Ok, I decided to try using duck psychology on her. She was angry and reminded me of dinosaurs in Jurassic park. Jumped around threatening anyone and anything around her when I closed the entrance into the grass bush. I knew if I can make her forget about it, she will accept the indoor nest. I shooed her away from the grass and made her go into the duck house. She remained there for like 10 minutes and then ran to her nest again. This time, I chased her around a bit longer and in the end, forced her to enter the house again. This time, I closed the doors for an hour.

By chasing her, I made her feel threatened (perhaps not, since she knows me, but that was the initial plan) and she found the safe place in the duck house. I checked on her every 30 minutes or so and the third time, I left the doors opened. She came out just to grab a snack and take a quick bath - then she returned to her indoor nest.

She also "attacked" the drake when he started looking into the house, so now I can say she officially moved her nest. :thumbsup
 

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