Varied Egg Development Under Broody Duck

[christylynne11]

One of my ducks managed to hide an entire nest of 10 eggs from me until she started sitting and I noticed her missing. I jsut candled them and 9 eggs are about 8 days developed but one is about 3 1/2 weeks developed. I have no idea how she managed this, but what is the best way to handle it?

 

[Ratchnick]

Take the rogue egg out. She might abandon the others when it hatches.

 

[rp riley]

I had a duck sit on some eggs and every morning it would take the other ducks eggs and roll them into her nest. she had 5 ducklings hatch and she left her nest. We candeled the rest and there were about 4 halfway developed but we had no incubator so we had get rid of them

 

[Miss Lydia]

Sorry but I’d opt for the one 3.5 weeks in unless you want to add more ducklings to your flock then I’ll leave it to you to decide. Rouge egg?

 

[christylynne11]

Take the rogue egg out. She might abandon the others when it hatches.

That's what I was worried about.

 

[christylynne11]

Sorry but I’d opt for the one 3.5 weeks in unless you want to add more ducklings to your flock then I’ll leave it to you to decide.

I also wouldn't want her to have only 1 duckling with no siblings.

 

[Miss Lydia]

It’s happened here and mama an baby did great together. But again up to you! But I can’t understand why the 3.5 week egg would be rouge?

 

[christylynne11]

I had a duck sit on some eggs and every morning it would take the other ducks eggs and roll them into her nest. she had 5 ducklings hatch and she left her nest. We candeled the rest and there were about 4 halfway developed but we had no incubator so we had get rid of them

I have 20+ eggs in my incubator now but they're only 2 weeks developed. I thought about putting the oddball egg in there, but I'd hate to mess up the incubator and not be able to clean it well with the others still having 2 weeks to go.

 

[Ratchnick]

I have 20+ eggs in my incubator now but they're only 2 weeks developed. I thought about putting the oddball egg in there, but I'd hate to mess up the incubator and not be able to clean it well with the others still having 2 weeks to go.

I for sure would NOT add it to an existing hatch unless it was timed just right.

 

[christylynne11]

I for sure would NOT add it to an existing hatch unless it was timed just right.

That's what I thought.