The Broody Duck Thread for 2014

[HollyDuckFarmer]

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Anyways, I'm just going to let mother nature and mother duck do all the work. Ill just be prepared for if/when the babies arrive.

That really is the best way in my opinion.

 

[Olyflock]

Thanks for the advice!

We did pull the chicken egg.

A Swedish Blue has gone broody next to her and we have made a new area and home for the other ducks. Should have a round of ducklings in two 1.5 weeks and another in 3.5!

 

[Kimarie411]

Mine does not want me touching her eggs. I usually collect the egg every morning. I left it. Seems like she wants to but isn't committed yet

 

[melissamerry]

Their so pretty and nice looking nest too, what are you going to do if all 9 hatch, planning on keeping them all?

I wish I could keep them all. I'll try and sell them through craigslist and our feed store pin board.I'm going to be real picky about who they go to. Hopefully they hatch after Easter and I don't have to worry about impulse buys. I won't sell just a single duckling, unless they have other ducklings similar in age. I feel like I might end up with a few of them

Oh well.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I wish I could keep them all. I'll try and sell them through craigslist and our feed store pin board.I'm going to be real picky about who they go to. Hopefully they hatch after Easter and I don't have to worry about impulse buys. I won't sell just a single duckling, unless they have other ducklings similar in age. I feel like I might end up with a few of them

Oh well.

Hope you can get good homes and please be sure to let us know when they hatch, with pics of course.

 

[mkeilman]

Hi all! Need advice( again) our khaki cambell hatched 6 sweet little ducklings on apr 4th. We gave away 4 and kept two. We are trying to let the momma raise them . Here's the problem, our two boys ( one being the father) are hell bent on hurting the ducklings. They've been separated but allowed to see the babies through a gate, the couple times they've been not separated is dramatic, and ugly, they go right for them and bite and throw them around. It's terrible ! We have a large pond and let our ducks free range during he day...wondering when/ if I should let the babies out to explore with momma...( and the bous) they'll be two weeks tomorrow

 

[Amiga]

Protect the babes! I would not let them out with the adults till they are at least as tall.

 

[BC-NZ]

advice needed asap please, we have some Muscovy X KC eggs that seem to be hatching today which is about 5 days earlier than I was expecting. my situation is that we put some pure khaki Campbell eggs under the same duck 1 week later than the X's in the belief that'd all hatch on the same day....
question is, will the duck continue sitting until all the eggs hatch or will we need to set up an incubator?

 

[Miss Lydia]

advice needed asap please, we have some Muscovy X KC eggs that seem to be hatching today which is about 5 days earlier than I was expecting. my situation is that we put some pure khaki Campbell eggs under the same duck 1 week later than the X's in the belief that'd all hatch on the same day....
question is, will the duck continue sitting until all the eggs hatch or will we need to set up an incubator?

I don't think she'll stay that long give these about 2 days after they hatch and she is going to want to get them out for food and water, you maybe be able to get her to stay a few more days if you put feed and water close. Once she gets up and takes the ducklings out she is through then take the rest of the eggs and put them into the bator.

 

[BC-NZ]

I don't think she'll stay that long give these about 2 days after they hatch and she is going to want to get them out for food and water, you maybe be able to get her to stay a few more days if you put feed and water close. Once she gets up and takes the ducklings out she is through then take the rest of the eggs and put them into the bator.

Thanks fro the reply miss Lydia, what if we take the ducklings out that are hatching and put them into a brooder?