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

Discussion in 'Incubating & Hatching Eggs' started by duck&chickencrazy, May 6, 2009.

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  1. May 6, 2009 #1
    duck&chickencrazy

    duck&chickencrazy Chillin' With My Peeps

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    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
     
    Last edited: May 21, 2009
  3. May 6, 2009 #2
    gabrielle1976

    gabrielle1976 Overrun With Chickens

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    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 [​IMG]
     
  5. May 6, 2009 #3
    DANNY

    DANNY Chillin' With My Peeps

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    The hen will do fine. I often have them hatch 2 batches of call duck eggs and then have to break them from setting.
     
  7. May 6, 2009 #4
    sparkles2307

    sparkles2307 Terd of Hurtles

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    We had a duck hatch chickens, I imagine the reverse will be fine.
     
  9. May 19, 2009 #5
    duck&chickencrazy

    duck&chickencrazy Chillin' With My Peeps

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    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
     
  11. May 19, 2009 #6
    sparkles2307

    sparkles2307 Terd of Hurtles

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    Hooray!!!!
     
  13. May 19, 2009 #7
    ArizonaNessa

    ArizonaNessa Joyfully Addicted

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    If I was a momma chicken and I sat on my babies for 21 days and they popped out ducklings I would freak out [​IMG]
     
  15. May 19, 2009 #8
    duck&chickencrazy

    duck&chickencrazy Chillin' With My Peeps

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    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
     
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  17. May 19, 2009 #9
    hikerchick

    hikerchick Chillin' With My Peeps

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    I currently have a duck sitting on a mix of chicken and duck eggs. Oh well.
     
  19. May 19, 2009 #10
    SunAngel

    SunAngel Chillin' With My Peeps

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    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.
     
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