Unfertile duck eggs..broody duck

[almylov]

My muscovey, Huckleberry is sitting on about 17 unfertile eggs..it has been 4 days and she hasn't gotten off the nest in over 24 hours...What should I do? She has hidden this nest under the trailer, but I can get to it if I have to.

 

[DuckyGurl]

She doesn't realize they aren't fertile, so she's gonna keep sitting on them! You will have to take them away from her, and I would push over her nest so it's not good anymore. Then just watch her to see if she tries to incubate them again. She might, I would just keep taking them away. It seems that it's when they pile up then they really want to sit on them.

 

[Mashallaharabia]

Just take the eggs as they are laid, and eat them or cook / bake with them. (Not the ones she has been sitting on, obviously). No point in wasting delicious duck eggs!