My broody Muscovy

[Northwest boy]

My Muscovy is broody and has been sitting on her eggs for 2 weeks now. But I’ve notice since yesterday that she is slightly sitting off her eggs kind of standing over the eggs ? Is this normal? I saw her come off then a couple of days ago for a drink but then she sat back on them. But I’m just wondering if the eggs can still hatch ?

 

[Isaac 0]

Im no expert on hatching eggs but i have had a few broodies before.Mine will lift there body up slightly if its to warm inside the coop.They are very good at regulating the eggs temperature.Wont hurt to candle the eggs for development but they sound fine to me.How warm is it where you live?

 

[The Dapper Duck]

Muscovies are incredible incubators and great mothers. I would let her do all the thinking on this one.

 

[Miss Lydia]

She’s cooling the eggs so they don’t over heat.

 

[sourland]

She knows what she is doing.