Scuba went broody...

[DucksAreBest]

Should i go in and collect the eggs like normal even though she is in there?

Yes

 

[Cecisflock]

Oh, i am not too worried about Molly, shes well accustomed to farm critters. I am not totally sure i want to break her broody, i kind of figure let her go if she wants to. I would prefer to replace the eggs she happens to be sitting on with different ones , not sure how well that would work.

Broodies form to the nest not the eggs, I see no issue

Should i go in and collect the eggs like normal even though she is in there? The other eggs that is

Yes

 

[Stoney Meadow Maple]

so as of last night when my wife got home she had abandoned ship, not sure what to do she collected the eggs Scuba had been on. This morning she's back at it, had a pair of eggs under her, I collected the rest, and she just kind of clucked at me like she often does, so I gave her a couple more. as to the ones she had been sitting on, is this a common thing? sit for a while then give up and come back later on? I know they get up from time to time to eat and such, but is it common for it to take a few days to get them glued to the nest? she did seem to tuck the eggs I gave her up under herself so I presume she was ok with it.

 

[DucksAreBest]

so as of last night when my wife got home she had abandoned ship, not sure what to do she collected the eggs Scuba had been on. This morning she's back at it, had a pair of eggs under her, I collected the rest, and she just kind of clucked at me like she often does, so I gave her a couple more. as to the ones she had been sitting on, is this a common thing? sit for a while then give up and come back later on? I know they get up from time to time to eat and such, but is it common for it to take a few days to get them glued to the nest? she did seem to tuck the eggs I gave her up under herself so I presume she was ok with it.

She probably did that because she didn't have enough eggs. How many eggs did she have?

 

[Stoney Meadow Maple]

She probably did that because she didn't have enough eggs. How many eggs did she have?

2 and I gave her 2 more this morning

 

[DucksAreBest]

2 and I gave her 2 more this morning

She will start fully sitting after she'll reach her desired number of eggs.

 

[Stoney Meadow Maple]

She will start fully sitting after she'll reach her desired number of eggs.

Evidently 4 is not enough, she hopped off about 2 , I have the blink camera set up so i can keep tabs .

 

[Stoney Meadow Maple]

So, right or wrong, scuba wasn’t in the coop, so t took the opportunity to freshen up a bit, cleaned out the wet shavings near the water, did not disturb any of the 3 nests, but left some fresh shavings for them to do with as they wish. I i also brought out 6 more eggs from today and yesterday’s collection that I think are fertilized and put them next to her nest. Notice the 4 in the nest and the 6 next to it.

 

[Stoney Meadow Maple]

Scuba nest

 

[Stoney Meadow Maple]

She will start fully sitting after she'll reach her desired number of eggs.

Is she likely to meet her quota with just any old eggs, or is she feeling the need to lay them herself do you suppose?