~~~NEVER GOING TO GET EGGS~~~~

[Littleducky]

I placed my breeder boxes in with my wood ducks about the middle of Feb. I had one girl lay 5 eggs about a month ago. (She didn't even lay in the boxes, she laid in the dog house.) And they were infertile.


Anyway, they hang out on top of their boxes and I haven't seen one inside and the shavings haven't been messed with either.. What gives? We have had a bit of wierd weather, kinda cold. It has been freezing at night a little.

Could this have something to do with it? Or am I just not meant to have little ducks this year???

 

[cowman910]

if you have changing temperatures and it freezes at night then they might have to wait until the weather warms up or you can make their nest box a little warmer so that it stays above freezing.
good luck
Btw my ducks just started laying when they started hanging out with my chickens where the coop is warmer.

 

[DuckyBoys]

Little Ducky I am having the SAME issue! I have given up entirely that they will lay this year.

Mine too stand on top of the boxes and I think my woodie layed a couple eggs about 2 weeks ago (infertile) and then nothing. My breeder boxes have been in the aviary since OCTOBER, so these guys have no excuse.

But I have made a bunch of changes lately and the weather has done a complete 180 - which even stopped my buff geese from laying. I took out all the call ducks last week and all my runners (except one pair) have also been removed. So the pen went from 21 birds down to 10.

I have been watching ebay to see when the mandarins stop being a presale and I have only seen one so far that has started laying - so maybe there is still hope for us.

We should keep this thread updated - I bet there are more people with wild ducks that have the same questions.

 

[SundownWaterfowl]

Im waiting for my mandarins to lay. This will be their 2nd spring, no eggs last year.

Ive seen them mating and the girls do keep visting the nest boxes.

I think that they start in april, depending on how warm you are.

 

[Littleducky]

I am glad to know that I am not the only one!!!

I would like to know when other peoples Woodies and Madarins start to lay.


Atleast your girls have been hanging out in their boxes mine haven't even tried. I even put perches outside the holes to encourage them to go in.

Good luck to everyone else and lets hope for eggs!!