Moving broody Muscovy

AusHen

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Jun 21, 2018
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One of my Muscovy hens has become extremely broody and made herself at home in the chickens fave nesting box. My drake is still young so these eggs wont develop so I am trying to find fertilized eggs or possibly fresh ducklings, but before then I'm hoping I can move her to my broody coop that I normally let mums hatch and raise in. The box she's in is easily moved (and replaced for the chickens) so I wont have to disturb her perfectly made nest, but I'm worried she may abandon the nest once in a new location. has anyone moved a broody Muscovy before with good success?
 
If you move the box to the new location and it is secure where she doesn't have an option, then sneak the new eggs under, it could work. I know a lot of people have tried to move the duck and eggs into a new nest and that rarely works. It also depends on how broody and determined they are to hatch eggs.
 

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