ebalgeman
Hatching
- May 6, 2015
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This is my first forum post, but I've consulted the information here often. Here is my current situation...
2 year old Welsh Harlequin female began sitting a nest of eggs a few weeks ago. The nest is in the duck house that she shares with another female (who is not broody) and a male. They are closed up at night. Up until today, she has faithfully stayed on the nest, only leaving for a short while in the evening to eat or drink. The male duck sometimes sits near her. They all get along. She has never been fond of people and she became quite crabby once she starting sitting. I had to remove a few eggs that had gone bad and she moved the nest a little after this.
Today, she was outside most of the day and the nest had been totally covered up. Is she abandoning them? I'm not sure how close some of the eggs are, but a few seem to be less than a week away and several others look very healthy. Is she giving up? Do they leave the nest more as some are about to hatch?
Any ideas or thoughts are greatly appreciated!
Thanks
2 year old Welsh Harlequin female began sitting a nest of eggs a few weeks ago. The nest is in the duck house that she shares with another female (who is not broody) and a male. They are closed up at night. Up until today, she has faithfully stayed on the nest, only leaving for a short while in the evening to eat or drink. The male duck sometimes sits near her. They all get along. She has never been fond of people and she became quite crabby once she starting sitting. I had to remove a few eggs that had gone bad and she moved the nest a little after this.
Today, she was outside most of the day and the nest had been totally covered up. Is she abandoning them? I'm not sure how close some of the eggs are, but a few seem to be less than a week away and several others look very healthy. Is she giving up? Do they leave the nest more as some are about to hatch?
Any ideas or thoughts are greatly appreciated!
Thanks