HELP! Ive got Duck eggs in November!

[Puranin]

This is the first time my ducks have laid eggs. i have two mallard drakes and two Rouen hens. I looked today and I have 4 eggs in a nest on the floor of the coop. id like to leave them and see if they will hatch but its so late in the year and I haven't seen either hen on the nest. How long can eggs sit without a mama and still be viable.

 

[sylviethecochin]

If they've just started laying, they're highly unlikely to go broody--especially at this time of year. Wait until next spring.

And fourteen days is generally considered the time when fertility drops drastically.

 

[Puranin]

If they've just started laying, they're highly unlikely to go broody--especially at this time of year. Wait until next spring.

And fourteen days is generally considered the time when fertility drops drastically.

Thanks I wasn't sure if they would even lay if they weren't going to brood them. I have Zero duck experience. I may just collect these and wait until spring.

 

[sylviethecochin]

I've never had Rouens, but I've heard that they sometimes go broody in winter. The real question is, "Even if they do go broody, would I want ducklings in December?"

 

[Puranin]

I've never had Rouens, but I've heard that they sometimes go broody in winter. The real question is, "Even if they do go broody, would I want ducklings in December?"

That's what i was thinking. I just dont think Ducklings in winter is the best idea.