Mallard duck eggs

[MollySanWV]

Hello everyone I am very new to BYC and have a few questions about my mallard ducks! I have 2 males and 1 female that i got as ducklings last summer from my local feed store and this morning i found my first two duck eggs in one of my nesting boxes. I know they are the first she has laid because they are green and i have never had green eggs before from my chickens. I recently got sucked into the world of incubating eggs but have only done it once with Orpington chicken eggs and i am DYING to incubate these duck eggs because my mallards are the SWEETEST ducks. Sooooo my question is should i wait until she lays a couple more eggs to try and incubate or would these first two be okay to try? And also once she has started laying how often does a mallard duck usually lay eggs? Any advice would be greatly appreciated

 

[Apyl]

Well with 2 male to 1 female at least you know their fertile. Poor girl . Personally I would wait till this weekend to set the eggs so you have a chance to get some more eggs. But I am far from being a professional when it come to incubating its just my opinion.

 

[MollySanWV]

Thank you very much for your input

I would definitely like to wait til this weekend to see if I get more but was unsure of how long i could wait before putting them in the incubator. I was concerned at first about the one female and two males but one of the males is ironically much more interested in my chickens then the female mallard lol.

 

[fowl farm]

You need to be careful with drakes and hens as the drake can damage the chickens. I would give it a week or two to be sure of fertile eggs. Mallards are the best

 

[MollySanWV]

Thank you very much! I was unaware that the drakes could harm the chickens so i will definitely be on the lookout for bad behavior. I haven't noticed anything like that yet but will keep my eye on them

I will also probably wait a week or so for more eggs to incubate, i was just so excited when i found them this morning i got impatient!