fertile vs non fertile

[bernie131]

What if it was not fertile then the rest are not also? If she starts laying eggs again then should I check right away and start incubating them if they are fertile or I read that she waits to sit on them until she has laid all her "bunch" ??
Right now there is a male Mallard or "Drake" that has joined the "pack",..They swim together, sleep together and eat together so I am thinking that maybe the next bunch might be fertile

 

[ChickenCanoe]

If none were fertile then likely she had not mated.
Have you witnessed any mating?

 

[bernie131]

Not really, I am not sure how long that takes meaning I had 22 house rabbits and when the male and female got close to each other I would run like heck to grab them, and I swear on this, it took about 2 seconds and I thought all was well,....NOOOOO,..few months later they start plucking their hair out to make a nest and I was over the moon, I just could not believe that it happened that fast. I was in the process of having them neutered and spayed but I had 22 of them and it took about 3-4 appointments to get them all done BUT not soon enough. 2 females had two litters,...SO my question is,..how long does "THAT" process take? How many tries? When do they mate,..meaning seasonal, or evening, morning,..etc.....????

 

[bernie131]

How long between each bunch of eggs start again?

 

[SunHwaKwon]

Are you planning to incubate or have he hatch them? To answer your question, yes, she could for instance lay infertile eggs for a week then mate and have the following eggs be fertile. You could crack open one from the middle and see if it's fertile. If it isn't, discard all before it. Continue gathering and repeat. I'm not sure what you mean by your last question.

 

[mikeldb]

I'd remove the goose and see drakes breed with her the other may not actually be letting them breed

 

[mikeldb]

I've see it happens where a goose takes a malard as a mate even though they can't reproduce it happens

 

[bernie131]

Is there a time of day or time of the year that they mate so I can watch for it?

 

[mikeldb]

24/7 all day every day, if their not eating or sleeping ...lol chickens get it on a lot look it up on YouTube so you know what it is

 

[bernie131]

what about ducks? I have not seen then do any of that.