Chicken eggs in with my duck eggs!!

[Jberr]

Hi, this is the first time that my duck has nested. On April 14th, I couldn’t find my hen, I looked everywhere. Finally I found her under a big pile of brush in my backyard. She had 3 of her eggs and 4 chicken eggs under her. I guess a few of my hens decided they would lay there too. Lol. Well as of today (April 29) she has 9 of her eggs and just the 4 chicken eggs. I have candled all of the eggs and they are all good! How will my duck respond to the baby chicks? I’m worried that she may hurt them. Has anyone else ever had this happen? What was your experience? Thanks!

 

[NuggetTheChicken]

She may take them swimming with her, which is dangerous because chicks aren't like ducklings, they can't swim

 

[aart]

Well as of today (April 29) she has 9 of her eggs and just the 4 chicken eggs. I have candled all of the eggs and they are all good!

What kind of duck?
Some(most?) ducks take longer than chickens to hatch, which could be a real problem.

 

[Three Little Bunnies]

I have never had a duck mama, but I raised a chick with two ducklings and she did great. The only issue was when the ducklings would swim, chickie would stand on a brick next to the pool.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Ducks if other than Muscovy and Calls take 28 days chickens 21 there going to be a problem.