Broody duck not sitting on eggs

[Miss Cheep]

Hasn't been too cold where we live...

 

[Crazy Maizie]

They might not be dead yet, but you would have to incubate. It is just as Sourland stated above. If you aren't willing to incubate and brood, then I guess they technically are dead.

 

[sourland]

I would like to do that, but if the mother doesn't hatch them herself then they won't have a mother to take care of them.

She is not going to hatch them herself. That's not how nature works.

She stopped trying to hatch them yesterday. We thought that she would keep sitting on her nest for longer to keep her ducklings warm and also keeping the eggs warm at the same time.

If she kept sitting on her nest, how would the ducklings access feed and water? It's basic biology. Next time start the Muscovy eggs a week earlier.

 

[Miss Cheep]

I've decided to incubate the eggs. Wish me luck!

 

[Thesilkclan]

Have you ever brooded baby birds before?
You stick them under a heat lamp and give them food and water. They don’t need a mama.

A little kindness goes a long way.

 

[FishaRneKed]

so, did the incubator save them?

update please

 

[Miss Cheep]

so, did the incubator save them?

update please

No, sadly the incubator did not save them, because after a few days I candled them again and they showed signs of dead embryos.