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so I have Pekin ducks Muscovy duck and one a goose I'm pretty sure they are all laying on the same nest is this normal
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Welcome to BYC. Yes, this is normal behavior.so I have Pekin ducks Muscovy duck and one a goose I'm pretty sure they are all laying on the same nest is this normal
it happens, Sometimes it works out okay, and other times it is a disaster and the hens start stealing eggs from one another resulting in broken eggs. I see the possibility of two problems. Fowl are genetically programmed to leave the nest within 24-36 hours after the first chick/duckling hatches. This is so that they can access food and water. Given the varying incubation periods for the species indicated this may result in viable eggs being abandoned. Have a plan 'B' in mind as you may need to incubate these eggs. Another problem I have had with geese raising ducklings is that they sometimes step on them and injure them.