Getting that girl broody???

[Newfowler1]

I’ve a communal nest here lately. Ducks with a silly guinea laying in the same nest but that gal I see every morning sitting on the nest just won’t stay put! I can’t get chicks w/o some heat or a duck butt on that glob of eggs!
what can I do? If anything? ThxKC

 

[LikeTurkeys]

I don't know, get an incubator? Or wait longer for her hormones to fully kick in. I don't keep ducks, but that has been my experience with chickens. They can sometimes take a while to fully go broody. If your duck isn't showing any signs of going broody (sitting on the nest for at least a couple hours per day), then I would get an incubator because she may not become so any time soon. Or, if you can't afford that, hope that she does!

 

[Isaac 0]

I’ve a communal nest here lately. Ducks with a silly guinea laying in the same nest but that gal I see every morning sitting on the nest just won’t stay put! I can’t get chicks w/o some heat or a duck butt on that glob of eggs!
what can I do? If anything? ThxKC

How long has this been happening?

Broody's will build their clutch up for a week or so before they set, once they have plenty of eggs they will start nesting.You could buy a incubator.