Duck eggs keep dieing!!!

[autumn_g]

Ok so over the course of the last few weeks when I went to candle the muscovy eggs under my broodies I have had ti throw out several rotting eggs. Today I threw out 10 eggs. They smelled like absolute death and the inside looked liquidy when I candled them. Why is this happening? Is there anything I can do to prevent this in the future? I have noticed that these 3 hens dont turn them like Alice did. Could that be it? I am afraid of letting these hens sit on eggs in the future now. Please I don't want this to happen again.

 

[chickens really]

If not Broody they just continue to lay eggs? So I'm thinking that's the issue.

 

[autumn_g]

No they are definitely broody. I marked the eggs when they were laid along with the date. They are due to hatch this week

 

[autumn_g]

Plus their temperament changed. I'm 100% positive they are broody

 

[chickens really]

Are they on the eggs almost all the time?

 

[autumn_g]

Yes, have been for the last 30 days

 

[autumn_g]

Please @Miss Lydia or @casportpony, do you have any idea why this is happening or how to prevent it?? I dont want to keep losing all these eggs

 

[Miss Lydia]

I am sorry to hear this, are any viable at this point? Is this one nest these girls are sitting on? @casportpony

 

[casportpony]

Please @Miss Lydia or @casportpony, do you have any idea why this is happening or how to prevent it?? I dont want to keep losing all these eggs

I've seen this happen too. Are their nests really clean and dry? What type of food do you feed?

 

[autumn_g]

@casportpony Yes clean and dry. I feed them Purina Flock raise, cracked corn, worms. Fresh water twice a day. Fresh pool water every other day. We try to keep everything as sanitary as possible.