Normal for 2 WH ducks to share brooding of nest?

[chooniecat]

Curious of chances of any hatches as my 2 WH hens take turns sitting on eggs now. After the 1 hen didn't come home 3 nights ago I found her and she is now penned and is sharing sit duty. Will candle soon(was going to do it last night but too soon I think?) and discard any probable duds and maybe more(10 original eggs)

 

[DuckLover3]

Curious of chances of any hatches as my 2 WH hens take turns sitting on eggs now. After the 1 hen didn't come home 3 nights ago I found her and she is now penned and is sharing sit duty. Will candle soon(was going to do it last night but too soon I think?) and discard any probable duds and maybe more(10 original eggs)

This isn't always true, but I've read that a lot of times hens sharing the same nest will fight over the resulting ducklings, often trampling them to death, so keep a good lookout when they're about ready to hatch. As far as incubation, I don't think the eggs should be any different than if they were incubated with just 1 mother.

 

[Amiga]

My runners will sometimes share a nest, but the eggs aren't fertile, so I have just let them sit wooden eggs.

 

[sourland]

In my experiences with many species of fowl, hens sharing a communal nest generally result in reduced % hatch rates. Some hens seem to get along fine. Others steal and squabble over eggs resulting in chilling, cracking, etc and the end result is reduced hatches.