Rouen duck

[cheryldb]

Is my Rouen duck going to hatch her clutch of eggs? She made a nest and has laid 16 eggs in it. I have two Rouen one drake and one duck. They are both super protective and do not want us near the duck house where the nest is. We know the eggs have been there with more added daily for over a week. Both ducks are about a year old. I am super new to this.

 

[nuthatched]

Have you candled the eggs?

 

[KathiQuacks]

Only time will tell. A hen cannot be made to sit, she has to decide whether she wants to or not. You’ll know if she’s trying to hatch them out, as she’ll be sitting on the eggs 23 hours a day, only getting up for 1 hour to eat, drink, poop, and bathe.

The protectiveness is a pretty good sign, although 16 is a lot of eggs. I’d have expected her to sit by now, or at the very least sit soon. The longer she waits, the more vitality the eggs lose.

 

[cheryldb]

Have you candled the eggs?

I candled the eggs no sign of growth. I put in my incubator. I will check in 8 days. Hoping for the best.