Yes. This is normal behavior. Momma duck has lined the nest with very warm downfeathers and will sometimes cover the eggs when she decides to go off and forage for food. It is not uncommon for her to be away overnight but return early next morning to continue incubation.
our mother duck kept the 6 eggs warm for at least 28 days only to find one egg broken and then she left. there did not seem to be an attack on the nest. should we clean the whole nest up or only remove the old eggs?
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No, debby is still alive.
momma stays still and ignores the children by humming
If you can hatch a regular egg in there then you can hatch an ostrich egg.
Yes your still young use what your momma gave you
no because it has to be warm to hatch:)
No, they have to be kept warm to hatch.
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Yes they will but it is a lower chance that they will hatch.
no you can still hatch them
Sometimes they hatch days apart. You can hold it up to your ear and hear it peeping or clicking if it is going to hatch.
I doubt it. Not if she left for 8 hours.