How long to leave ducklings with them?

[KikiDeAnime]

So is this sitting hen an already proven bad mama?

Our blue wyandotte has never raised young before as she has never ever gone broody.
Our single bantam hen has raised young many times over the years.
Our black australorp has only raised 1 chick before but it ended up dying due to an accident.

 

[HeatherKellyB]

If she is one that has proven to be a bad mama hen after a week, maybe let her keep them the week, and then sneak them out after dark to protect yourself and the ducklings

 

[HeatherKellyB]

These are ducklings or chicken chicks.

I believed it to be ducklings

 

[KikiDeAnime]

These are ducklings or chicken chicks.

In the title and in the post

 

[HeatherKellyB]

Our blue wyandotte has never raised young before as she has never ever gone broody.
Our single bantam hen has raised young many times over the years.
Our black australorp has only raised 1 chick before but it ended up dying due to an accident.

OK. Which one is sitting on these eggs?

 

[KikiDeAnime]

OK. Which one is sitting on these eggs?

All 3 are.
Since we're down to 9 eggs, I divided them up between them all.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Okay your wording just threw me off. I guess just play it by ear and take it a day at a time. as to when to take them.

 

[HeatherKellyB]

Oh. Well that makes it a difficult decision and I am no help. I'm so sorry. Are you able to move the viable eggs around to give them to the two decent Mamas and give the other one fake eggs or break her?

 

[HeatherKellyB]

Or does the duck egg size make it difficult for less then 3 to hatch them?

 

[KikiDeAnime]

Oh. Well that makes it a difficult decision and I am no help. I'm so sorry. Are you able to move the viable eggs around to give them to the two decent Mamas and give the other one fake eggs or break her?

Unfortunately I already tried that. She's a bit too smart.