Broody duck

[Alexander]

What you have to do is called the cool water dip.You "Dive" them in a barrel or something with cold water and it goes "unbroody"most of the times.Not always but you can try it and see.

 

[ranchhand]

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That might work for a chicken, but ducks get off the nest to swim in cold water daily. At least, mine do. Every day when I change the pool water they come out to eat, drink and have a swim.

 

[timandjayme]

I have heard all you have to do is move them off the nest, take the eggs, and take apart her nest. She should be too discouraged by this to continue being broody. Hope this is helpful.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I have heard all you have to do is move them off the nest, take the eggs, and take apart her nest. She should be too discouraged by this to continue being broody. Hope this is helpful.

You must not have Muscovy's

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[palleus]

What would you do to break a Muscovy of being broody? We have one that's been broody for almost two months now. All she wants to do is sit on our front step and nest. We've been picking her up and putting her back in the pen at night. But as soon as we open the pen to let them out in the morning she's off like a rocket to her nest. We even tried leaving everyone in the pen for a couple of days so she couldn't get to it. She just drove the others nuts pacing around looking for a way out and flapping and jumping when she saw us. I'm not sure what to do now, it feels like shes lost weight sitting up there all the time and not going out foraging with the others. We started putting food up there so she wouldn't starve but I'd rather get off the step all together.

 

[Miss Lydia]

What would you do to break a Muscovy of being broody? We have one that's been broody for almost two months now. All she wants to do is sit on our front step and nest. We've been picking her up and putting her back in the pen at night. But as soon as we open the pen to let them out in the morning she's off like a rocket to her nest. We even tried leaving everyone in the pen for a couple of days so she couldn't get to it. She just drove the others nuts pacing around looking for a way out and flapping and jumping when she saw us. I'm not sure what to do now, it feels like shes lost weight sitting up there all the time and not going out foraging with the others. We started putting food up there so she wouldn't starve but I'd rather get off the step all together.

I think they lose their minds sometimes they get so obsessed, I have one now that is brooding inside her stall and she is so old she doesn't even lay eggs so she is sitting on nothing, I am just letting time run it's course with her because she does come out and eat a couple times a day. What you are doing is all you can do just keep picking her up and putting her in the pen for the night and tear up her nest, completely. She probably has lost weight but I wouldn't put food and water close to her nest that's encouraging her, just destroy the nest completely and she'll soon get over it. and

you might even want to put something big over where she is nesting something uncomfortable that would feel good if laid on or walked on.

 

[Nandinaberry]

I am new to keeping ducks, and have three Cayuga females which started laying the week before Easter this year. Ordinarily they all lay at the same time in the same spot in the duck house or pen, plop that egg and then keep quacking until I let them out. But one has always taken to making nests by herself here and there around their pen. She went broody first, then today I saw them all three piled into one nest box on top of the three eggs. That's the comical stuff about ducks that I like...Hoping this is not too terrible a breach of duck etiquette, I very gently reach in to get them to stand up (they hate being touched) and then I carefully take the eggs (and thank them). Then they go outside and resume rifling around the yard as usual. They do seem in a groggy or dreamy state when they are sitting, that's why I am very quiet and gentle with them to get them off the nest. This doesn't stop them from laying, but sometimes the nesty one will wait until I let them out to go find a "secret" place to lay.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I am new to keeping ducks, and have three Cayuga females which started laying the week before Easter this year. Ordinarily they all lay at the same time in the same spot in the duck house or pen, plop that egg and then keep quacking until I let them out. But one has always taken to making nests by herself here and there around their pen. She went broody first, then today I saw them all three piled into one nest box on top of the three eggs. That's the comical stuff about ducks that I like...Hoping this is not too terrible a breach of duck etiquette, I very gently reach in to get them to stand up (they hate being touched) and then I carefully take the eggs (and thank them). Then they go outside and resume rifling around the yard as usual. They do seem in a groggy or dreamy state when they are sitting, that's why I am very quiet and gentle with them to get them off the nest. This doesn't stop them from laying, but sometimes the nesty one will wait until I let them out to go find a "secret" place to lay.

Your a good duck mama,

 

[Nandinaberry]

Thank you

 

[dukkmann]

My runners are broody and successful too so when one starts and we don't want more at that time I remove them 2at a time or so as she goes to feed and drink this seems to work well without turning her into a basket case.............she can't count