You know they are tougher than we give them credit, my 2 goslings haven't had a heat source since end of their 2nd week. I won't tell someone else to do this but they have been fine and now out in the goose hose with the 2 adults. swimming in the pools and feathering in so good. Tougher than I thought they'd be. Glad you still have the 4. Hows hubs?
Ducks can sure be fickle.
She's probably building her clutch and will begin to sit once she has the amount of eggs she is happy with, but she will be a sitting duck[pun intended] and you may lose her for good.My muscovies have now decided they don't like laying eggs in their pen. One will, one lays in the back of the pekin pen where it's tough to remove, one laid in the windbreak just on the ground out in the open and someone is now laying under another shed. They're just soooo cute.
One muscovy also goes on what my hubby is calling "walkabout". She vanishes for a couple of days, returns at sunset the second day and wants in the pen, then vanishes the next morning for another 48 hours. There's no way to find her due to the incredible number of hiding places on my lot. So I just let her roam about. We've had bad storms lately and you'd think she would want in the pen, but apparently not.
Tha'ts quite possible. However, unless I pen her in all the time, she's going to do this. I really don't want to pen her in 24/7. My yard has all kind of hiding places. Hopefully, she'll use them efficiently. We don't have as many predators as in the past which should help. IF I find where she hides the eggs, would it work to move the eggs to a safe location and her with it?
I got my goslings a child's toy that has a ball inside of it I put it in the pool and even my adult goose likes to play with it. be sure what ever you use they can't swallow any small parts. Mine love Romaine lettuce heads too i hang them so they can pull off pieces.
