We have a drake and duck both khaki campbells, Charlotte (our duck) has been laying for about 3 months now, she has always laid in a nest she has made in the coop every morning, she has never stayed with an egg, just lays and goes. This morning she was hiding outside behind a pallet we had left propped up she had made a new nest but this time she was sitting on the egg and boyfriend was standing watch out in the yard. Is this a sign that she might be willing to sit and hatch some eggs? I want to have her hatch some so we can get some more layers. Would I collect her eggs and then give them all back at once or just let her collect her eggs over time? How many eggs can a duck hatch at a time? I have only done eggs in an incubator with not much luck and they were chicken eggs, any advice for duck eggs? And is there a way to encourage her back in the coop? I am thinking of building a brooding box for her in there, we are in Wyoming and it is still getting pretty cold and snowing at least once a week and I think sitting on eggs outside wouldn't be a good idea...
