Re: Do ducks sit on eggs

From: Linda Hardy (linda_ann_hardy_at_bigpond.com)
Date: 10/24/04 

Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2004 00:33:25 GMT

"Deb" <dmschwinn@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:7b82e9d8.0410231106.57a6b8ec@posting.google.com...
> "Linda Hardy" <linda_ann_hardy@bigpond.com> wrote in message
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> > Have 2 drakes (not sure what type of duck they are, possibly a cross
between
> > a mallard and a khaki campbell), recently got another duck a female, she
is
> > all brown with a white ring around her neck.
>
> Hi Linda,
>
> I also have chickens and (sorry to say) had ducks. They free-range on
> our 10 acre farm all day and were shut up at night. The ducks had to
> be removed from the farm because the Drakes did indeed become way to
> 'excited' during season. The female ducks were not enough for the two
> boys, they also started 'introducing' themselves to my hens. Which
> made our rooster pretty mad.
>
> So, alas, we 'registered them as sex offenders' (especially of brown
> hens) and sent them to a really good home that did not want to have
> chickens.
>
> > What I'd like to know is How will I know if my female duck is broody or
> > ready for ducklings?, at the moment she lays one egg per day, do ducks
sit
> > on their eggs like chickens do?
>
> Where does she lay her egg? More than likely she will set in the same
> general vacinity. Hopefully it is in her paddock. Once she does
> start sitting, make a note of how many eggs she has and the first date
> you noticed them. Best bet is to start watching for the babes 5 days
> prior to the 28th day from the day you noticed the eggs. This will
> almost guarantee that you are prepared for them and can start making
> sure that preditors keep away (cats, hawks, the neighbor's dog, etc.)
> Most mums do a really good job all on their own, otherwise they would
> not have gone broody. At least that is what I have found through
> general experience.
>
> Deb

Hi Deb,

Daisy Duck as I call her lays her egg in her little house in the duck
enclosure, she lays the egg in the same place everyday, the two boys
actually don't seem to be that interested in her (at the moment).

I don't have any cats, but do have 2 dogs, border collies, the dogs are kept
well away from the rest of the animals most of the time, unless we need to
round up the sheep.

Thanks

Linda

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