Old fashioned Broody thread for ducks 2013 edition

[quirkybeeper]

By this time next week, I should have little ones! My drake seems to be getting protective...I went over to peek at mama on her nest, I was no closer than 20 feet away, and he scurried over to stand between me and the nest box. Oh how I'd love to candle them again, but I don't really have any cause for concern, I just want to see the progress. I'm just afraid mama would run me down and eat me at this point!

 

[Miss Lydia]

By this time next week, I should have little ones! My drake seems to be getting protective...I went over to peek at mama on her nest, I was no closer than 20 feet away, and he scurried over to stand between me and the nest box. Oh how I'd love to candle them again, but I don't really have any cause for concern, I just want to see the progress. I'm just afraid mama would run me down and eat me at this point!

she just might and sounds like the drake would help her.

Looking forward to seeing your lil fuzzy butts soon

 

[Heidisgran]

this time next week my tiny and dwarf call ducks go to lock down

 

[Robbo]

Question: will a duck and or chicken lay on 2 eggs?

We have ducks and chickens for eggs and just plan ol' pets. We weren't wanting more but ended up with a male duck. We decided at some point we may let two of the fertile duck eggs stay... would we be more successful with an incubator... I see everyones ducks lay on *a lot* of eggs. If there is only 2 eggs left for them to lay on will they actually do it? Or just keep trying to lay more and more?

I also brought up chickens because it is out chicken we would have to put them under. Our female is a Khaki and I heard they are horrible for becoming broody - that they never usually hatch their own eggs.

 

[Miss Lydia]

this time next week my tiny and dwarf call ducks go to lock down

 

[Miss Lydia]

Question: will a duck and or chicken lay on 2 eggs?

We have ducks and chickens for eggs and just plan ol' pets. We weren't wanting more but ended up with a male duck. We decided at some point we may let two of the fertile duck eggs stay... would we be more successful with an incubator... I see everyones ducks lay on *a lot* of eggs. If there is only 2 eggs left for them to lay on will they actually do it? Or just keep trying to lay more and more?

I also brought up chickens because it is out chicken we would have to put them under. Our female is a Khaki and I heard they are horrible for becoming broody - that they never usually hatch their own eggs.

If your chicken is anything like some of mine[bantams] anyway she will sit on as many as 1 to 20 just as many as you want to let her have. My hens have hatched as few as 2 and as many as 7, we have to practice birth control here.

only way to know is to try it.

 

[Heidisgran]

an egg is an egg...and they'll raise any bird they hatch...as long as it listens to them

 

[HollyDuckFarmer]

Robbo-- I just wanted to drop in and tell you that the most successfull hatch I've had here has been under a Khaki Campbell. Don't even worry about what you read about KC's being poor brooders, my KC is a fabulous mom.

 

[quirkybeeper]

Help! I don't think mama has been sitting on the nest much today. The eggs are due to hatch in the next 2-3 days. What's going on??

I went out there a little bit ago and she was laying next to their pool with my drake, it looked like she was sleeping there.

 

[Heidisgran]

have you candled them? maybe they're not viable anymore and she knows it!