Broody Pekin Hen - trade out eggs for ducklings?

[indianaducks]

Most hens will sit longer then the 21 days. Pekins in particular are excellent broodies and I'd think she'd take ducklings just fine. Because she is a bantam, only give her a few eggs. Maybe 2-4 so it isn't crowded underneath her.

She's not a bantam. She's huge, a pekin duck.

 

[BabyGotQuack]

I tried that once and it didn’t work for me, but I think it’s worth a shot!

 

[indianaducks]

The look on her face in the first picture

Maybe you could sneak the ducklings under her?

Oh I did sneak them. She liked them for about 36-48 hours and then realized all her friends were out having fun and she was stuck with babies. She's way over it lol

 

[indianaducks]

It’s hard not to be a sucker!

What kind ya got in the incubator?

Just a bunch of barnyard mixes - eggs from my own flock and I have a bunch of breeds. Also a few chicken eggs for a friend from his chickens.

 

[indianaducks]

I have 12 in my bator as well
What day Are you on ? I’m day 13 for ducks eggs

Roughly day 9-10. I set them early last week.

 

[Buckingham Palace]

They. Are . So . Cute. Cuteness overload.

 

[SilverBirds]

She's not a bantam. She's huge, a pekin duck.

Ohhhh, I thought you were asking if a chicken will take ducklings. She should take them anyhow.

 

[indianaducks]

Ohhhh, I thought you were asking if a chicken will take ducklings. She should take them anyhow.

Nope, just asking if I can switch out eggs while she's off the nest on her break, with brand new ducklings and hope she'll assume they are hers.

 

[BabyGotQuack]

How’s momma and babies doing?

 

[Buckingham Palace]

“I’m not quite sure how to keep these lunatics under control but I know I don’t want you near them and I might kinda like them”

The look on her face in the first picture

Momma decided raising babies was not for her. But babies are fine and happy. The babies did break mama's broodiness for which I am grateful LOL. I apparently have another duck thinking about being broody though... its contagious apparently.

Maybe you could sneak the ducklings under her?