Oh dang! Well good luck. Ducks are so much fun.My dad and I candled our duck eggs last night, and we're not doing so well. We started with 14 eggs, and we had three quitters, three clears, and one that we weren't sure on, so kept. I don't think we'll buy eggs from that lady again.
Oh nice! Have you ever let a duck sit before? I haven't tried it before because I hear they aren't good mothers. But maybe that just depends on the breed and individual duck.
Yes, I have. It does depend on the breed and duck. I have Indian Runners and they are said to be bad mothers, but I have one that goes broody every year and successfully hatched her eggs.
Oh great! That gives me hope. I have a khaki Campbell, welsh harlequin, blue runner, and pekin hen (along with my Khaki Campbell drake). Which do you think might brood the best? Ive heard that welsh harlequins can be better but I haven't been able to verify this with anyone else.
I’m not to sure. I have to get to in the duck first.
No not yet. But they should start any day now.
I was just planning on giving their eggs to a chicken but I would love for a duck to raise them and teach them to swim and such.
Ok. When they start you may want to take the eggs because they will be small. When you want them to sit you just leave the eggs in the nest.
