Guinea parasitic brooders?

[Newfowler1]

I thought my Cayuga was pretty sharp at collection of others eggs especially when I found two Guinea eggs two days in a row.
Then I caught her in the act!
She had a little protective cover with her mates standing guard. With the egg deposited she and her clan left the duck coop!
Is this normal?

 

[R2elk]

I thought my Cayuga was pretty sharp at collection of others eggs especially when I found two Guinea eggs two days in a row.
Then I caught her in the act!
She had a little protective cover with her mates standing guard. With the egg deposited she and her clan left the duck coop!
Is this normal?

It is common for guineas to use a communal nest. In your case they considered your duck nest a communal nest.

I had one guinea hen that would snuggle up next to a broody turkey hen to lay her egg.

 

[Newfowler1]

I just wish a duck would sit on this nest! It is starting to fill up and the only one I’ve seen sitting doesn’t seem to sit on the nest at all during the day. I’ve left food and water there. I also isolated Mr. Frisky duck aka Mr Charlie. He has been a bit pushy with the ladies here this spring.

 

[R2elk]

I just wish a duck would sit on this nest! It is starting to fill up and the only one I’ve seen sitting doesn’t seem to sit on the nest at all during the day. I’ve left food and water there. I also isolated Mr. Frisky duck aka Mr Charlie. He has been a bit pushy with the ladies here this spring.

It is a bad idea to leave food and water near a nest. It attracts predators and pests. If one or more of your various hens does go broody on the nest, it needs to get off of the nest and move around.

 

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

I thought my Cayuga was pretty sharp at collection of others eggs especially when I found two Guinea eggs two days in a row.
Then I caught her in the act!
She had a little protective cover with her mates standing guard. With the egg deposited she and her clan left the duck coop!
Is this normal?

Lucky you!!! I would totally be encouraging that behavior so that you don’t have to hunt for guineas nests!

 

[Newfowler1]

It is a bad idea to leave food and water near a nest. It attracts predators and pests. If one or more of your various hens does go broody on the nest, it needs to get off of the nest and move around.

well protected on the inside of the wire