Three grown up ducks but only one egg per day?

[Muscovy-palooza]

Good idea with the food coloring! - In Theory! The only time i have been able to locate a vent on a duckling was in February when i wanted to try vent sexing to find the Buff Orpington drakeling. The first duckling i picked up voluntarily showed me where the vent sits by firing a poopedo straight into my face. I gave up on the idea of vent sexing after that.
With my three grown up girls - no way! It would take six people to do that: One for each wing, one for each leg one for the head and the sixth one for the color…
When i came back from my physical therapy yesterday i had three ducks eating ants on the gravel in front of my garage. Got out of the car and told them »Girls you're not supposed to be here! How did you got out?« Nona quickly ran back to the patio, slipped under it and emerged inside of the fenced area, but Katharina and Curiosity put up a fight when i cornered them. My arms look like i wrangled a cat and it took me just 3 seconds to grab the duck, lift it over the fence and let go. No vent coloring!!![/QUOTE poopedo!!!! Lol

 

[Muscovy-palooza]

Thank you all very much for your ideas and suggestions. I think i will wait until May before i become so worried that i will give all three girls a physical. - They are all nice until i pick them up and they all have very sharp toe-nails.
I will also watch out for 30 minute breaks and in any hidden spot - just remember i need to look behind the AC compressor unit…
And i will move the DuckyCam, so that i can see who is sitting on that nest.

Ducky cam? I would love to spy on my ducks. What kind of camera do you have, or recommend?

 

[Muscovy-palooza]

I currently have three ducks sitting on nests under my house! They have a coop, barns, etc to lay but they must be very shy because they want to be totally inaccessible.

 

[PirateGirl]

Checked everywhere and have not found a hidden nest. I can't look under the patio (see message above!) and i hope they are not laying there.

I am now convinced ALL of your ducks are laying most of their eggs under the patio

 

[Miss Lydia]

I betcha! They have a hidden nest and soon you will be proud grandpa. When you go to put them up for the night and one is missing then you'll have to go look under the
patio.lol

 

[WVduckchick]

Ducky cam? I would love to spy on my ducks. What kind of camera do you have, or recommend?

Check out “Wyze” cameras. $20.
Just took a screenshot of my momma duck and her 10 babies.

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Ducky cam? I would love to spy on my ducks. What kind of camera do you have, or recommend?

The camera i use is an »Amcrest ProHD 1080P«. I has night vision, full HD resolution and communicates over WiFi. But it needs an electrical outlet. You can find these cameras on eBay and Amazon for under $50. The only drawback is that it is not easy to make them available on the internet if you don't trust the manufacturers cloud-servers…

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

I am now convinced ALL of your ducks are laying most of their eggs under the patio

I hope not! They are not sitting on the eggs and i don't like to have rotten eggs under my beloved patio! The smell of a rotten egg for breakfast! What better way to start your day?

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

I betcha! They have a hidden nest and soon you will be proud grandpa. When you go to put them up for the night and one is missing then you'll have to go look under the
patio.lol

So far no-one was missing for my duck supper-bowl…

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Check out “Wyze” cameras. $20.
Just took a screenshot of my momma duck and her 10 babies.
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How easy is it to make these Wyze cameras available in the internet?
With my DuckyCam from Amcrest it is almost impossible, unless you are willing to use their "cloud" servers - and pay for it!