Old fashioned Broody thread for ducks 2013 edition

[4hkidsnchicks]

Okay- silly question- but once momma duck hatches her eggs, nest is done and so forth- how long till she lays again? and how many clutches, nests should she have every year? does it depend on the breed? Thanks all!

 

[Miss Lydia]

a repeat Sumatra hatching egg customer came by today to get 1/2 dozen eggs for a broody. She casually mentions she has 3 broody's and will hatch eggs for me if I wish

. She left with 1/2 dz free Sumatra eggs for a broody and 4 Runner eggs for a broody to hatch for me.

. Duck math.... yeah I think it is worse than chicken math

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you best get to building stony. lol

 

[Miss Lydia]

I did another count this morning. My broody scovy hen is on 15 eggs. The other hen slowing into broodiness, she has started to disappear at night under the shed. I have NO clue how many she has under there. My third scovy hen hasn't even given it a thought. I'm wondering if its cause she's at the bottom, or doesn't like all the areas set up for nests.... Has anyone noticed that to be the case? The girls on the bottom just don't brood up?

Snownoir do you sell, eat or just love keeping ducks? or all the above? and I may have to agree with you on broody's my 2 youngest are both laying one 1yr this month the other 1 yr next month neither one have shown any interest, nor my oldest ducks which are almost 9yrs old. it's all the ones in between

 

[keirys]

I did another count this morning. My broody scovy hen is on 15 eggs. The other hen slowing into broodiness, she has started to disappear at night under the shed. I have NO clue how many she has under there. My third scovy hen hasn't even given it a thought. I'm wondering if its cause she's at the bottom, or doesn't like all the areas set up for nests.... Has anyone noticed that to be the case? The girls on the bottom just don't brood up?

How my ducks do you have?!?

 

[keirys]

Ok so I cant use the bookcase as a nesting box because dh says "our weather here is so tempermental it will leak and rot out" oh okay yeah right

. So back to the drawing board.... pffffffffftttt

I need ideas my head hurts sigh

 

[Miss Lydia]

Ok so I cant use the bookcase as a nesting box because dh says "our weather here is so tempermental it will leak and rot out" oh okay yeah right

. So back to the drawing board.... pffffffffftttt

I need ideas my head hurts sigh

Well that's a bummer.

 

[keirys]

Well that's a bummer.

Its ok the problem is the water leaking into the coops. I dont want to chance it since its plastic once I cut & it doesnt work im sorta out of luck.

I did however find




it comes in all different colors & it stacks...I thought it would be perfect to use for nesting boxes

 

[keirys]

Okay- silly question- but once momma duck hatches her eggs, nest is done and so forth- how long till she lays again? and how many clutches, nests should she have every year? does it depend on the breed? Thanks all!

What breed of duck is she?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Its ok the problem is the water leaking into the coops. I dont want to chance it since its plastic once I cut & it doesnt work im sorta out of luck.

I did however find




it comes in all different colors & it stacks...I thought it would be perfect to use for nesting boxes

I like those and such girlie colors

 

[DuckyGurl]

Thank you! I love them, they are my li'l babies! Well, she's been sitting on them all afternoon.....so....hopefully! YAY!