I have a mean ol' broody duck, what to do....

[nettie]

My duck Ollie has recently went super broody on me. She poofs up and squawks at anyone who comes near. She steals everyone's eggs to make nests... Perhaps I should give her a couple viable eggs and see how she does. lol. Her bad attitude is leaving me with bruises and pinches... Yesterday she bite me in my face!!! she did calm down when i petted her though, but everytime Joe came near her, she freaked out (he was the one who took her eggs away). I was so scared to take her eggs today, I made my mom get down on all fours to collect them. lol...

 

[lovesduckies]

i have a mean inside my bedroom drake too. i have bruises all over my legs. sometimes he won't let me in lol. i've been hearding him to the bathtub to "cool off" in a cold bath if you catch my drift lol. he's fine after he mounts quackers. and then he's my friend again for awhile.

maybe try like wooden eggs...? i've seen people do that in the past.

 

[Amiga]

Actually, letting her sit viable eggs may work. Could you try it?

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

Make her a separate place and give her some eggs. If she needs to be handled at all, take an old towel with you. Put it over her so it will lessen the chances of brusing and pinches.

 

[Missy60]

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I think we are having the same problem. George wouldn't even come out of her coop today she was sitting on eggs. She never goes back in the coop she always lays her eggs in the pen in one corner. The last few days I didn't think she layed any eggs. I went out to let the ducks out and she just sat there. My mom went out there about an hour later to check on her and she came out but very mad. During this time the mallards were going crazy quacking for her to come out of there. They would run to us quacking and back towards the coop quacking. I'm not sure if she came out on her own or if my mom shooed her out. I don't think we even have a male, because I'm still undecided about one of the mallards. He is to young to mate any ways though so her eggs are not fertile. She had three eggs.

She didn't like the mallards at first now she is so protective of them. My grand daughter was holding one (so we could check its foot) and decided to just take it to the coop since it was bed time. George was right at her heels quacking very loudly, my grand daughter was hollering she is going to try to bite me. She was very mad! She was raised a lone duck and liked humans so I don't know what's up with her she is getting so mean lately.

 

[Missy60]

Sorry I was researching broody ducks thinking maybe this was George's problem and replied to a very old thread so I just started one of my own.