Can ducks tell when there eggs are going to hatch?

[NatJ]

@NatJ, I sure miss @Miss Lydia ! I don't really know who our other duck experts are. You were the only one that came to mind.

I have no duck experience, and I haven't read very many of the duck threads either. So I'm going by "chickens do this" and a big chunk of guessing!

I know chicks (baby chickens) can be brooded in the coop with a heat lamp, so I'm assuming that ducklings can also be brooded in the coop with a heat lamp (basic idea: as long as you meet their needs for temperature & safety, it does not matter what building they are actually living in.)

If putting a heat lamp in the coop is possible, I really think that will be the easiest way to brood that many ducklings.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I guess they can bond to each other. But it won't meet their basic need for an adult to teach them ... how to be a duck.