Mixing Mama Duck with the Babies

[What_TheDuck]

Hi. Last year, about March-ish, we got two Pekin ducks from Tractor Supply, Daffy (drake), and Squirt (duck). Squirt has gone very broody, started about a week ago, and is trying very hard to hatch her eggs. We did not want to have more Pekins running around; if we got more ducks, we wanted different breeds. I was wondering: If I were to buy some day-old ducklings, and sneak them into the coop and under her at night, will she think that the eggs she is sitting on hatched and will start taking care of the babies that I gave her? Or is that not how it works. Wondering if she doesn't notice if she could mother the babies if I switch out her eggs with day-old ducklings that I ordered. Let me know if I need to rephrase that to make more sense lol.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

It wait closer to hatching and until then have her sit on something egg snapped but not fertile

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Shaped*

 

[What_TheDuck]

It wait closer to hatching and until then have her sit on something egg snapped but not fertile

Sorry there were a few typos, but wait until closer to hatching to try and sneak the ducklings in?

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Sorry there were a few typos, but wait until closer to hatching to try and sneak the ducklings in?

Yes. But unless you're comfortable tossing almost hatching embryos, I would put something like golf balls under her instead so she isn't actually incubating anything