Broody muscovy question

Jomojp

In the Brooder
5 Years
Mar 19, 2014
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Fremont, Michigan
Our female muscovies have become broody. However they only sit on their eggs at night. During the day, they make their chirping noises and seem annoyed all the time, go swimming, hang out with the drakes, etc.... This process started about three days ago. I was planning on letting them hatch the eggs on their own but don't want the eggs to go bad. I am prepared to buy an incubator if needed. Is this normal behavior for them? I thought they would sit on the eggs most of the day and only get out to tend to their own needs for short periods. These girls are first timers so maybe that is what explains it?
 
Send a response with @Miss Lydia or you can pm her. She is an expert on Muscovy ducks, and her input is excellent.
 
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When my Rouens hatched eggs last year, they started out by sitting on them only at night. They did this for a week until had enough eggs, also very crabby during the day. That was my first experience with broody ducks so I'm no expert. Def ask Miss Lydia, she helped me a lot when my 2 went broody! Good luck!
 

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