Theducklady1
In the Brooder
- May 31, 2021
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I am relatively new to ducks and homesteading. A few months ago I acquired 5 muscovy ducks, 4 hens and 1 drake. Eventually they started laying eggs, our first Lady successfully hatched 8 eggs (was sitting on 10). All other ladies are all sitting on nests as well. The issue is one hen that initially had 6 eggs. Last week we found one egg out in the duck run, crushed with a partially developed duckling. Again today, another one of her eggs was out in the run crushed with a duckling inside. Why is this happening? Is it something she would do herself? A predator? The other ducks and geese ganging up on her?