Ducks get to about their mature size and with feathers at 8 weeks, but they aren't emotionally mature for a long time after that. It takes them several months for their sex hormones to mature, and at that time they are emotionally adolescents.
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In Singapore, you can find chicken eggs in a market. Another type of egg that can be found there are processed duck eggs. The cost of duck eggs is high there, so many people would rather buy chicken eggs.
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When hatching duck eggs I put a wet sponge in the incubator when it starts to dry out wet it again- and always use warm water. 2 clutches? Do u have more then one hen? I find it odd shed do that.. are all the eggs in one nest? A mallard could well hmm hatch 8-10 eggs i think. I would suggest you do one of two things: (a) Cull the excess eggs because it is unlikely she will be able to hatch a very large clutch of eggs successfully. As tempting as it may be to try to let her hatch out 2 dozen or more, you are probably wasting her time and yours. (b) Invest in an incubator for the excess eggs. However, I have been told by poultry people that duck eggs can be difficult to hatch because of moisture/humidity concerns.
well you should not becasue the mother might not be able to find her eggs
I have one in mallard/duck pattern. If interested please email me @ johnshannon@netzero.net
Most rural farms with a sign "fresh eggs" will be selling fertilized eggs. Small farms almost always keep a rooster in the flock. You can check with any local feed & grain distributor and they will know who in the area sells fresh eggs.
Ducks don't give birth--they lay eggs. And they lay them in a protected, prepared place--the best the duck can find/improve.
I live in Salt Springs (Ocala National Forest) and I have Pekin Duck eggs for sale. My email is mossytrailfarm@outlook.com
it really does depend on the type of duck as they can vary between breeds to find out you could look in a duck book but go on the internet and do a more detailed search
Unless it could find any alternative food source the duck would also begin to disappear as it would not be able to get the food that it needs to survive.