my duck is burying her eggs

[rogerschickens]

this is the first time I've raised ducks. we have a pair of Pekins and our hen? has started laying eggs. we would like her to hatch the eggs, but I 'm not sure if she's burying them or the chickens are. she lays them on the dirt floor of the chicken coop, which is where the chickens also take there dust baths. I've dug the eggs up several times and they seem to be buried too deep to be an accident. is she maybe trying to protect them from the chickens? will this hurt them with the weather being in the 80s and 90s?

 

[N F C]

Hi, welcome to BYC!

I'm not a duck person (I'm a chicken person) but I bet the members over on the duck forum can tell you what's going on:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/42/ducks

Hope you're enjoying the ducks, they seem like a lot of fun.

Thanks for joining us!

 

[rogerschickens]

I hadn't explored BYC enough to see that there was a duck forum.

I'll repost there.

Thank you!

 

[N F C]

I hadn't explored BYC enough to see that there was a duck forum.

I'll repost there.

Thank you!

You did fine to post where you did, it will give people a chance to say hi. Good luck with your ducks!

 

[EastmanEggs]

Perhaps you have a teenage mutant turtle duck... of the sea variety.

 

[BantamFan4Life]

Welcome to BYC! I'm glad you joined us!

 

[drumstick diva]

Maybe the others are inadvertently burying the eggs when they dig into their dust bath.

 

[trailrider330]

I also think that perhaps the chickens are just being chickens. Between all the scratching and dust bathing they do, they can stir up a lot of ground.

By the way, welcome to the BYC flock! We are glad you joined us!