Eggs Advice

[Crystal K]

I have a male (brown) and female (white) ducks. See pictures attached. They are young, born on the 1st of September. The female has not laid any eggs yet but I can tell by they they are acting, they are mating and it’s going to be very soon. I know I am going to have a very hard time taking the eggs away from her...especially the first one. I think she will get possessive of them and not want me to take them. I love them very much and don’t want them to not trust me..Does anyone have any suggestions for me?

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Why would you have a hard time taking the eggs away from them?

 

[JadeFarms]

oh, I am afraid she’ll be possessive of them and won’t want me to take them.

No she’ll lay an egg then she will leave it. She won’t care whether you take them or not.

 

[Crystal K]

No she’ll lay an egg then she will leave it. She won’t care whether you take them or not.

Thank you!

 

[Duck mommy 2019]

He’s been being very touchy with her and pecking her and she had been grunting and going low to the ground and he gets on top of her, etc..,

that’s called mating lol mine did it months before they laid eggs

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Pekins usually don't care about eggs anymore than they care about poop piles

 

[Duck mommy 2019]

how are they acting? mating doesn’t mean eggs will be coming soon. she will probably wait until next spring to start.

pekins hardly go broody. she won’t even care that you take her eggs lol

 

[Crystal K]

Why would you have a hard time taking the eggs away from them?

oh, I am afraid she’ll be possessive of them and won’t want me to take them.

 

[Crystal K]

how are they acting? mating doesn’t mean eggs will be coming soon. she will probably wait until next spring to start.

pekins hardly go broody. she won’t even care that you take her eggs lol

He’s been being very touchy with her and pecking her and she had been grunting and going low to the ground and he gets on top of her, etc..,

 

[JadeFarms]

Thank you!

No problem