- Sep 3, 2014
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Hi fellow duck lovers,
I am a first time duck owner with 5 ducks (Pekin duck & drake, Swedish Blue duck & drake, and one mixed breed girl) that are a few months old. The boys (Donald & Samson) have been quite "busy" with the girls and my Pekin girl (Daisy) is sitting on a very large clutch of eggs (some of which she has now thrown out of the large nest she's built, but she's still sitting on a lot). I took several away and candled them, they looked fertile (had the shadowy spidery look) so I have them in a Hova Bator incubator at 100F and 50-60% humidity. They're up to day 12.
My question is - if/when I get ducklings hatching in the incubator (and/or from Daisy), should I be preparing now to have a brooder/lamp setup for the ducklings and keep them away from the adult ducks for several weeks, or should I put them in with Daisy only, or with the entire flock and let them take care of them?
I really need lots of help from the experts here. In anticipation!
Farmchick67
I am a first time duck owner with 5 ducks (Pekin duck & drake, Swedish Blue duck & drake, and one mixed breed girl) that are a few months old. The boys (Donald & Samson) have been quite "busy" with the girls and my Pekin girl (Daisy) is sitting on a very large clutch of eggs (some of which she has now thrown out of the large nest she's built, but she's still sitting on a lot). I took several away and candled them, they looked fertile (had the shadowy spidery look) so I have them in a Hova Bator incubator at 100F and 50-60% humidity. They're up to day 12.
My question is - if/when I get ducklings hatching in the incubator (and/or from Daisy), should I be preparing now to have a brooder/lamp setup for the ducklings and keep them away from the adult ducks for several weeks, or should I put them in with Daisy only, or with the entire flock and let them take care of them?
I really need lots of help from the experts here. In anticipation!
Farmchick67