Chicken sitting on duck eggs...UPDATE PG.2...sad

[duck&chickencrazy]

is this ok to allow a chicken to sit on duck eggs

wil she stay the whole time?

should i take them?

there are only 3 and i candled them and all are moving and alive
she is doing a great job so far

they should be on day 10-12

 

[gabrielle1976]

She should be ok just watch her closely , from what I have heard some chickens seem to go by days ok chicken eggs hatch in 21 days and wont set for many days after but from what I read most broodies will sit till they have a baby

 

[DANNY]

The hen will do fine. I often have them hatch 2 batches of call duck eggs and then have to break them from setting.

 

[sparkles2307]

We had a duck hatch chickens, I imagine the reverse will be fine.

 

[duck&chickencrazy]

update...
she is still setting on them and they look like they are going to hatch soon...i candled them last night and they were completly black except for the air cell and i could see movesment in all 3

 

[sparkles2307]

Hooray!!!!

 

[ArizonaNessa]

If I was a momma chicken and I sat on my babies for 21 days and they popped out ducklings I would freak out

 

[duck&chickencrazy]

lol ya but she has been the best momma for this whole time. the babies are healthy and moving in the eggs and she has been sitting on them for almost 28 days...o and this is her very first time being broody....shes a good momma...so far

 

[hikerchick]

I currently have a duck sitting on a mix of chicken and duck eggs. Oh well.

 

[SunAngel]

I hope it works, I put 7 Swedish duck eggs under my broody Cochin and she has been being a faithful mommy so far. I forgot to write down the day I put them under her, so I am not sure when their hatch date is, duh! I am really curious to see if they hatch.