I have two muscovy ducks. The female laid her first egg last Friday. She chose one of the holes she made on the ground as her nest. Last morning and earlier this morning, however, she laid another 2 eggs in the duck house, which means she has two different nests in two different locations.
I'm afraid (but hoping), however, that she'll continue laying eggs in her nest in the duck house, while the first egg she laid outside will remain there, abandoned. So far I've seen her go to that nest every now and then.
My question is: should I do something about this? Would it be fine to get the first egg and place it with its "siblings"? Or should I just let it be? Or perhaps I should wait a couple more days to see if she'll indeed continue to lay in the duck house?
From my previous research, it seems that it's normal for ducks to lay eggs in multiple locations, but I haven't seen a case where a single female duck lays in multiple places. Because the issue is, how would she hatch eggs that in two separate locations?
I'm afraid (but hoping), however, that she'll continue laying eggs in her nest in the duck house, while the first egg she laid outside will remain there, abandoned. So far I've seen her go to that nest every now and then.
My question is: should I do something about this? Would it be fine to get the first egg and place it with its "siblings"? Or should I just let it be? Or perhaps I should wait a couple more days to see if she'll indeed continue to lay in the duck house?
From my previous research, it seems that it's normal for ducks to lay eggs in multiple locations, but I haven't seen a case where a single female duck lays in multiple places. Because the issue is, how would she hatch eggs that in two separate locations?
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