mauichickies
In the Brooder
- May 26, 2019
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Hi everyone, I have one female mallard duck and one female muscovy. My muscovy has been broody for 48 days now (she last laid on December 3) and is constantly making a nest and staying in it whenever I haven’t manually brought her outside of it to forage, swim, etc. Ducklings are not an option for us right now as much as I love them lol. We brought her to the vet 2 or 3 weeks ago to make sure nothing else is going on with her and the vet said she’s fine. She eats (not as much as she used to) but she holds in her poop until I manually bring her out to swim or play. Her poops are a nightmare haha. The vet said she hasn’t lost weight or at least a significant amount. She also doesn’t really act aggressive at all, she just makes squeaky noises and doesn’t want to do much besides sit in her nest until we move her out to go swim etc. When our mallard lays an egg, our muscovy takes it and moves it under her. It’s so sweet but it can’t be good for her health to go this long without laying? Or does it not have much impact as long as she’s eating and drinking?
We’ve tried destroying her nests, she doesn’t care and just makes a new one. We’ve also tried keeping her without bedding, she just kept sitting there acting broody even without a nest. We only did that for about 2 days because I felt guilty and it didn’t seem to be working, but please let me know if we should try it for longer.
We haven’t tried just giving her eggs (unfertilized) to sit on and waiting the 28 days and then trying to break her again, if it’s already been about 50 days would that total time be too long and detrimental to her health? Or as long as we make sure she’s eating is it alright?
I’m just worried about her, I would so appreciate any advice Thank you!
We’ve tried destroying her nests, she doesn’t care and just makes a new one. We’ve also tried keeping her without bedding, she just kept sitting there acting broody even without a nest. We only did that for about 2 days because I felt guilty and it didn’t seem to be working, but please let me know if we should try it for longer.
We haven’t tried just giving her eggs (unfertilized) to sit on and waiting the 28 days and then trying to break her again, if it’s already been about 50 days would that total time be too long and detrimental to her health? Or as long as we make sure she’s eating is it alright?
I’m just worried about her, I would so appreciate any advice Thank you!