Old fashioned Broody thread for ducks 2013 edition

[Amiga]

I am going to try to show all my Duck Friends a picture of my sweet Old Ladies! Honestly I can't really rell them apart, but they are great pals and Old Lady#1 was sitting first and then she gave Old Lady#2 a few eggs to sit on too. So we shall see how this hatch goes. These Old Ladies move the eggs all the time, one day #1's eggs will be on the left, the next day #2's eggs will be there. I haven;t really tried to mark the eggs, but as far as i can tell they are not trading the eggs between the 2 nests. Or the 2 nests are close enough they just count as one. Anyway, by my calculations, I expect hatch in 8 days!

 

[Dwen]

Doesn't everyone keep adult ducks in their kitchen?




Mommy duck is having difficulty keeping her baby warm outside, and they refuse to be separated.
Thus they both came inside.

 

[HollyDuckFarmer]

Hi Amiga!!! didnt know you were online. I am having issues -- cant upload any pics at all and my little wheel just spins and spins. grrrrr

 

[Amiga]

Well, phooey.

 

[HollyDuckFarmer]

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[Going Quackers]

Thank you, it's day two and she is serious! Hasn't come off to do anything that we've seen at least. Good luck with yours too, what are they muscovys(I think I spelled that wrong) are they under momma or another broody?

Yep, she's a Muscovy. It's her eggs, crazy girl went broody back in Feb... we've been through -20C's and the like, i just hope we can keep them warm enough, were stable today but it's set to drop again...

 

[Going Quackers]

We have 3 welsh harlequin ducks & 2 drakes, have had eggs since november, but all of a sudden the eggs are coming fast.
We are considering letting a duck brood some eggs, and have built a nice nest box inside the coop. This is our first year with ducks, and is there
anything we need to do to help a duck along so she might become broody, and have a successful hatch?

Well i am not familiar with WH, with 'scovies rarely do they need a push, to be perfectly honest, i tried several times to discourage this nest, she won.clearly lol A safe area for a nest is a good start.

 

[Going Quackers]

I am going to try to show all my Duck Friends a picture of my sweet Old Ladies! Honestly I can't really rell them apart, but they are great pals and Old Lady#1 was sitting first and then she gave Old Lady#2 a few eggs to sit on too. So we shall see how this hatch goes. These Old Ladies move the eggs all the time, one day #1's eggs will be on the left, the next day #2's eggs will be there. I haven;t really tried to mark the eggs, but as far as i can tell they are not trading the eggs between the 2 nests. Or the 2 nests are close enough they just count as one. Anyway, by my calculations, I expect hatch in 8 days!

Have you had success with them switching in the past? i had two girls do that, funny enough one was the one sitting now, the nest did poorly though, nothing lived.

 

[Going Quackers]

Doesn't everyone keep adult ducks in their kitchen?




Mommy duck is having difficulty keeping her baby warm outside, and they refuse to be separated.
Thus they both came inside.

awe! um, no not yet but your scaring me! perhaps, i better dig that dog crate turned poultry crate out... i am worried about dusty and these babies, the temps are steady today high of +4C but were going down after that -4C with a windchill of -10C overnight.. ugh.

 

[Going Quackers]

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Aren't they adorable! such a determined pair.