Is she trying to lay an egg?

[Saigey]

Hemmie is going crazy in her little nesting hidey hole, scratching out the perfect nest and making her funny little nesting grunt.
Normally, I wake up around now to uncover the ducks (I keep their cage mostly covered at night with a thin blanket because it's very drafty and cold by the windows). However, if Hemmie is in egg laying mode, I would feel very rude interrupting. She has only laid one egg before, several months ago, and I just got up one morning and it was in there.
Thoughts? You'll notice the camera footage is from my bed, because I'm trying to be covert and not disturb her. Downey totally knows I'm awake, but he always knows somehow, the little ninja.
I'm trying to be quiet and hide in bed if she's busy!

 

[BantyChooks]

Hemmie is going crazy in her little nesting hidey hole, scratching out the perfect nest and making her funny little nesting grunt.
Normally, I wake up around now to uncover the ducks (I keep their cage mostly covered at night with a thin blanket because it's very drafty and cold by the windows). However, if Hemmie is in egg laying mode, I would feel very rude interrupting. She has only laid one egg before, several months ago, and I just got up one morning and it was in there.
Thoughts? You'll notice the camera footage is from my bed, because I'm trying to be covert and not disturb her. Downey totally knows I'm awake, but he always knows somehow, the little ninja.
I'm trying to be quiet and hide in bed if she's busy!

It's hard to tell from the video, but she very well could be. My ducks display similar behaviours before laying their eggs.

 

[Saigey]

It's hard to tell from the video, but she very well could be. My ducks display similar behaviours before laying their eggs.

I was afraid if I got too close I'd halt the process!

 

[Miss Lydia]

She hasn’t had access to hammer an nails? She maybe in there building something Update?

 

[Saigey]

She hasn’t had access to hammer an nails? She maybe in there building something Update?

From dark o'clock until now it certainly sounded like she got hold of my tool bag. I finally peeked in when she got up to get some water. I think she might secretly be tunneling through the floorboards.
She has a nice, clean little nest going and was very offended when I removed some poopy shavings from the entryway into the box.

 

[Saigey]

She hasn’t had access to hammer an nails? She maybe in there building something Update?

 

[Miss Lydia]

From dark o'clock until now it certainly sounded like she got hold of my tool bag. I finally peeked in when she got up to get some water. I think she might secretly be tunneling through the floorboards.
She has a nice, clean little nest going and was very offended when I removed some poopy shavings from the entryway into the box.

Isn’t that hilarious how we give them nice soft bedding and they move it out of the way and lay right on the floor.

 

[Miss Lydia]

All fun aside keep an eye on her if she is trying to lay an having trouble you’ll need to get on that ASAP.

 

[Saigey]

All fun aside keep an eye on her if she is trying to lay an having trouble you’ll need to get on that ASAP.

She is up and about, drinking, snacking, preening, and peeping at me to go outside. I'm hoping that means all is well! Maybe she was just preparing?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Sounds like she is doing fine.