Pekin Ducks

[duck15]

Is there A possibility that a female pekin duck may hatch its young on her own ? because i dont have an incubator

 

[EmAbTo48]

It can happen, but Pekins are not great brooders at all. I think you will be lucky if it happens

 

[duck15]

what will i do if it leaves its nest

:O

 

[LemonDoodles]

Maybe look into a homemade incubator.

I'm glad they are not broody. I would feel so guilty snatching the eggs if they were.

 

[weimarmama]

I agree with everyone else that they rarely go broody. Just to give you a little hope, though, one of our Pekins, Susan, went broody this year & hatched out 2 of her own eggs & 1 gosling. But it's better to be safe & prepared by having an incubator ready.

 

[bwmichaud]

I have a broody pekin that's been sitting on eggs for weeks. I'm hoping they hatch. I was collecting the eggs and I put some of them under a broody Australorp hen and they hatched and I have some in the incubator in lockdown right now. I didn't have anyplace to put more eggs so I let them pile up in the nest and she started sitting on them. Only time will tell.

 

[jcatblum]

We have a few people around here that will go halves on hatches. You put your eggs in their incubator- you split the hatch. Check craigslist. Good luck!

 

[duck15]

so how do i hatch pekin duck eggs without incubator???

 

[TLWR]

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Without an incubator to control temp and humidity, you likely won't.

 

[duck15]

does a pekin duck know how to build a nest?
how many percent will a pekin duck hatch its own eggs?