Not again 😣

[Miss Lydia]

Part-time brooder. lol

 

[Maddcatter]

Well, I have had chickens that tried to sit on 18 eggs at a time.
It's her first potential brood, maybe she's going for a big hatch?

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

She's laid.... more than 8, so far. I think more than 10. I'll need to go back and check dates to be sure of the exact number.
She's still sitting overnight and in the daytime she's being louder, fluffier... sometimes moodier. But she keeps not sitting in the daytime

That’s how daisy was when she first started
Would sit and warm at night but not in the day
Once she laid her last egg she sat 23.5 hours a day

 

[BelovedBirds]

Part-time brooder. lol

She isn't ready yet to be a full time mum!
Part time is the best she can do
Hopefully she feels up to brooding properly ASAP, A break sure would be good!

 

[BelovedBirds]

Well, I have had chickens that tried to sit on 18 eggs at a time.
It's her first potential brood, maybe she's going for a big hatch?

I've let the batch get up to 17, which is a combination of both their eggs, at which point I want to remove the oldest ones to prevent grossness.
but Ive been leaving a big old clutch of 15, and I feel like that should be enough. But maybe I need to just let her go crazy because this girl still thinks she needs more.

 

[DuneDucks]

One of my girls has been part-time broody since she started laying 8/9 months ago. All of the sass, keeps the eggs warm at night/morning, but none of the daytime sitting. She's probably the most irregular layer I have as well.

Has she molted recently? I was reading through 'Storey's Guide to Raising Ducks' when I saw the below section, figured you might be interested in reading. Dave Holderread recommends force-molting prolific layers every 10-12 months to give their bodies a break.

(Page below isn't entirely relevant but describes the artificial light set-up he references discontinuing on '1st day'. Basically, you'd want her getting less than 13 hours of light a day from my understanding though.)

 

[BelovedBirds]

One of my girls has been part-time broody since she started laying 8/9 months ago. All of the sass, keeps the eggs warm at night/morning, but none of the daytime sitting. She's probably the most irregular layer I have as well.

Has she molted recently? I was reading through 'Storey's Guide to Raising Ducks' when I saw the below section, figured you might be interested in reading. Dave Holderread recommends force-molting prolific layers every 10-12 months to give their bodies a break.

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(Page below isn't entirely relevant but describes the artificial light set-up he references discontinuing on '1st day'. Basically, you'd want her getting less than 13 hours of light a day from my understanding though.)

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I'm not sure... I mean, its interesting and it could be worth trying but I hate the idea of depriving her of food etc

 

[Canadian Wind]

3 DAYS without food?? She'd eat Dougie!!!

 

[DuneDucks]

I'm not sure... I mean, its interesting and it could be worth trying but I hate the idea of depriving her of food etc

Yeah, my initial thought was how rough those first few days would be, but I guess that's kind of the point to trigger the molt. I would be a little hesitant to suggest if it wasn't from Holderread, but I've found him to be a very reliable source of information regarding ducks. Something to keep in mind anyways.

 

[BelovedBirds]

3 DAYS without food?? She'd eat Dougie!!!

^ Dougie.