Move broody mallard while hatching eggs?

[Maddiejayne]

I have been raising ducks and chickens for about two years now. My ducks are a mix, all of which I have raised since babies. My non-flight birds such as the pekins stay in the coop at night where as my mallards stay on the pond. The mallards only visit the coop when they’re outside feeder runs out of food, other than that they pretty much just stay in the yard and on the pond. Currently one of my mallards is hatching two eggs in a chiminea sitting outside of the coop. My question is whether or not I should leave her and let her figure it out on her own or if I should move her to a cage. Successful hatches in the past that I didn’t interfere with, the babies ended up being eaten by a hawk once she took them to the pond and I would like to prevent that from happening before they are old enough.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I'd move her to safety with her ducklings and eggs.

 

[chickens really]

No success actually moving a Duck till she hatches and then you can move her. Ducks don't move if you try to relocate the eggs ..

 

[Maddiejayne]

I'd move her to safety with her ducklings and eggs.

Thanks for the advice

 

[Maddiejayne]

No success actually moving a Duck till she hatches and then you can move her. Ducks don't move if you try to relocate the eggs ..

Thank you, they haven’t hatched yet, 2 eggs had pipped so I’ll try to move her once they’re out