How Many Ducklings Should I Give Broody Hen?

[gatrapper]

Hey Y'all,

My Swedish went broody and made a nest next to my shop. I let her sit on the nest for two weeks until the eggs in my incubator hatched. Yesterday I took her off the nest and put her eggs in the incubator and put 6 ducklings under her. I had a few more ducklings hatch today. How many ducklings could I give her to where she could still keep the warm at night?

 

[mcdze]

i dunno depends on how cozy the nest is, 6 sounds good to me, i think i'd try that and see how it goes ..