MoChara 1,632 Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 Obviously natural broodies are best. BUT now here's my first question, WE who incubate and hatch eggs stop at certain times due to seasons changing, light/temps etc etc. So how come, broodys will hatch a clutch later than we would? Reason why I ask is yesterday I had another duck sit on a hidden clutch in a hedge, so if it goes full then we've 28days before they hatch! and also have a hen sitting on 4 eggs just this week again that'll be 21days. Plus the one in the shed who's eggs are due in a week or two (different aged eggs). Seeing as broody is better then it seems as though hatches could go up to end august? But then that's us raising them - has to be different from a broody doing it. Hope this makes even a bit of sense, I can't hardly understand it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tuzo 251 Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 Lots of fowl and waterfowl have lost their instinct regarding breeding due to domestication. Also they know there is a ready food supply so that doesn't hold them back. What will happen though is any 'late' hatches will struggle to attain full potential with decreasing light and lower temperatures. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MoChara 1,632 Posted July 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 Thanks Tuzo for reply. More or less what I thought, I'd love to try stop these two new broods. Never in my life had a broody, now got 2 ducks on one nest, one duck in a hedge and a bloody hen on 4 eggs..all within a few weeks. Phew nightmare.! That's what I get for wanting one go broody I guess Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chicken_man 1,651 Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 Hi, I reckon even if the natural instinct not the same as wild birds, the seasons are all over the place. Wild bird's etc are getting caught out a lot more these days. Hope all goes well :-) Atb 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MoChara 1,632 Posted July 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 Thank cm - looking forward to see what happens. I've not a big lot of hope in it due to the first test candling - but hoping she surprises me! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chicken_man 1,651 Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 Yeh, wait and see :-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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