help please..duck stopped sitting on eggs

[cnaudiffred]

I have a Swedish blue female brooding on 11 eggs, been sitting on them for 18 days now, only to get up once a day...today she was up at middle of day, which was unusual...while she was up I candled a couple of eggs and saw movement ... But I haven't seen her on them since that...so about 7 or so hours now..what should I do?????

 

[cnaudiffred]

I'm sure the eggs are below temp now, they aren't warm to the touch...and also, not exactly sure on the 18 days, this is my guess from watching her when I can

 

[cnaudiffred]

OK, an update..it is 10:35pm, the duck still isn't sitting on the eggs,instead laying on other side of yard..I candled them and there is still movement in the eggs...

 

[Amiga]

Get them into an incubator, and go from there. Is she safe from predators? Get her to safety.

 

[cnaudiffred]

OK..I checked this morning, she is back on the eggs but...not sitting the same..not even covering all the eggs..is this unusual?
https://www.dropbox.com/s/eqxribsn2nyz5zp/IMG_20140608_073744.jpg

 

[cnaudiffred]

I just thought about this...its 100+ outside..could that be y she isn't sitting on them? The eggs should be the right temp without her sitting on them in this heat?

 

[smonkeySK]

Hard to say, but on hotter days my girl would spend a lot more time off the nest than usual, she was also on the nest less over the last couple of days before the shells were breached by young beaks

 

[cnaudiffred]

Thanks smonkeySK this reassures me, it is strange how I worry about her and the eggs so much

 

[smonkeySK]

We're all a bit strange round here then