- Jul 6, 2014
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Our 1 1/2 year old Buff Orpington duck went broody and sat on a nest of eggs for over 5 weeks. It's (past) time to give up, but I am having a very hard time getting her off the nest - this morning I chased her off and covered the eggs with a tray but she seems very distressed and stands next to it quacking. I opened the door to the coop (we had her in an extra coop alone while brooding). All the other ducks are free-ranging and splashing outside loudly so hoping she eventually will go be with them but I feel so bad for her - any suggestions?
On a related note - wondering why none of the eggs hatched. She had a huge clutch - started with close to 20 I would guess, about mid way through started kicking them out (which I had read was common so didn't worry about it), I think there are still 6-8 in the nest when I chased her off this morning. Two active drakes in the flock for 10 hens, so I would guess some or most had been fertilized.
Thanks all!
On a related note - wondering why none of the eggs hatched. She had a huge clutch - started with close to 20 I would guess, about mid way through started kicking them out (which I had read was common so didn't worry about it), I think there are still 6-8 in the nest when I chased her off this morning. Two active drakes in the flock for 10 hens, so I would guess some or most had been fertilized.
Thanks all!