Should I leave eggs in the nest?

[petjem]

Hi everyone,

my muscovy duck has started laying eggs again , after incubating her first infertile clutch of 35 eggs. (I hadn't left them all in the nest, just 7). Should I leave the eggs in the nest now or am I doing it right removing them again? I'm asking to know if seeing the eggs in the nest will stop her from laying so many again and trigger her going broody faster. 7 eggs so far which I'm collecting in a box out of the fridge thinking to give them back to her to sit on.

 

[Amiga]

From what I read about Muscovies, they like to lay a big pile of eggs before sitting. Any chance you could get some wooden ones?

 

[petjem]

From what I read about Muscovies, they like to lay a big pile of eggs before sitting. Any chance you could get some wooden ones?

Really? Only if I ordered them from e-bay I guess. I haven't seen any around here. Thanks for the info Amiga!

 

[Amiga]

I found some smallish wooden eggs on Etsy.