Hens go broody when you don’t want them to… and won’t go broody when you do. 
Darkwing4
In the Brooder
Ok, in hindsight it wasn't so hidden. I just thought she was cozy back there in the back corner of the coop behind a wire mesh section where I had added extra straw for winter insulation.
Today I pulled out 27 eggs!! Now I have 3 female ducks so potentially they've shared this nest. It could just be this one particular hen which means some of the eggs could be a month old. The temps have been as low as as 20 and as high as 70. Avg around 55. They free range all day returning between 4pm-6pm. They might be fertile but I doubt any of them took as she's not broody at all. I don't want chicks just yet.
So are these eggs OK to eat? Bake with? I wasn't overly careful pulling them out and have them mixed up in cartons. Meaning I didn't keep track of the top layer (freshest) and lowest layer (oldest).
Would you keep them all? Toss them all? Try them one by one? Thoughts? Thanks
Today I pulled out 27 eggs!! Now I have 3 female ducks so potentially they've shared this nest. It could just be this one particular hen which means some of the eggs could be a month old. The temps have been as low as as 20 and as high as 70. Avg around 55. They free range all day returning between 4pm-6pm. They might be fertile but I doubt any of them took as she's not broody at all. I don't want chicks just yet.
So are these eggs OK to eat? Bake with? I wasn't overly careful pulling them out and have them mixed up in cartons. Meaning I didn't keep track of the top layer (freshest) and lowest layer (oldest).
Would you keep them all? Toss them all? Try them one by one? Thoughts? Thanks
