Stressed duck?

[Miss Lydia]

When my girls are broody most of mine wouldn't leave their house for nothing, some I even have to make go out and bathe eat [poop] they are so zoned out.

 

[blayt90]

Is she laying on her eggs? as long as she is acting fine just sitting on her eggs then she much be content.

Yes she is sitting on them and seems content with it.

 

[blayt90]

When my girls are broody most of mine wouldn't leave their house for nothing, some I even have to make go out and bathe eat [poop] they are so zoned out.

I have her food water and grit in the pen for her. She has come out some time because I can tell she has eaten some and her water was dirty.

 

[Miss Lydia]

That's good she is coming out, is she actually laying on her eggs?

 

[blayt90]

That's good she is coming out, is she actually laying on her eggs?

Not sure I know she is sitting on them or some of them but her house is only about 2 foot square inside.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Probably has to if she wants to lay down[just kidding] I hope she does go broody and hatches some ducklings.

 

[blayt90]

She started making a squeaking noise today so I opened the temp pen up and let her out I don’t want to stress her out any.

 

[MillersFarm]

I would not separate your hen, You can't 'make' a hen go broody by separating her from her flock. Infact, doing so would probably make your chances of getting a broody lower. She's not used to being alone, She's locked up and can't hang out and forage with her buddies, I'd let her out.

 

[blayt90]

I just counted and she has 26 eggs in the nest.

 

[chickens really]

If she wants out, let her out till a day or two before hatch..She knows what she is doing...