Old fashioned Broody thread for ducks 2013 edition

[keirys]

I bet she is through laying and is serious now about sitting, Have you decided how many eggs your going to let her sit?

I am thinking 8 or 9 what do you think?

 

[Miss Lydia]

I am thinking 8 or 9 what do you think?

Sounds like a good # I was able to let my duck sit 10 when we first started and duck math hadn't got out of hand, 1 died from being stepped on but the other 9 thrived so that is a good number.

 

[keirys]

Sounds like a good # I was able to let my duck sit 10 when we first started and duck math hadn't got out of hand, 1 died from being stepped on but the other 9 thrived so that is a good number.

Sweet I will steal her eggs in a week or 2

 

[Miss Lydia]

Sweet I will steal her eggs in a week or 2

If you wait that long Don't candle because by then the ducklings will be growing.

 

[keirys]

If you wait that long Don't candle because by then the ducklings will be growing.

oh I forgot about that

When do I candle?

She's off the nest eating drinking and too a poop. Hopefully she will get back on

 

[farmer boy]

19 eggs now under my duck omg she wont stop lol

 

[keirys]

19 eggs now under my duck omg she wont stop lol

holy cow what are you gonna do with all those ducklings?

 

[Miss Lydia]

oh I forgot about that

When do I candle?

She's off the nest eating drinking and too a poop. Hopefully she will get back on

lets see she has been sitting for how long now consistent? I know she was still laying but wasn't she also sitting pretty much the whole time too?

 

[keirys]

lets see she has been sitting for how long now consistent? I know she was still laying but wasn't she also sitting pretty much the whole time too?

Yeah she was still laying but also was sitting but getting up alot . Today is the first day what shes only gotten up once & went back in after 30 min.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Yeah she was still laying but also was sitting but getting up alot . Today is the first day what shes only gotten up once & went back in after 30 min.

when was the last time you saw them mate? and how long was she sitting part time before today? reason I'm asking is if they haven't mated in a couple weeks her recent eggs may not be fertile I can't remember how long eggs can be fertile when mating stops. I was going to say go in next time she is out and just remove the oldest eggs till you get the number you want her to sit. Do you remember how long it's been since she stated laying in the nest?