Ancona Duck
Eggs Incubated by Broody Chickens
Yes, a chicken can incubate duck eggs. And duck mothers.
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Bantam
Hen Successfully Hatches Duck Eggs
You can see
an unhatched green Ancona duck egg under the hen. Four ducklings hatched.
Duck eggs take 4 weeks to incubate. Chicken eggs take 3 weeks to incubate.
These ducklings are 1 day old. They are happy with their chicken mom.
"I candled
today. Two look really good, one iffy. I am so happy! I really wanted a
house duck for a pet. I already have the diapers. I have 2 females and 1
male outside, but weather is too cold for fertile eggs. I love the Ancona
ducks, so friendly, and hope to have more. They lay even in the cold."
-Jeanette, Park River, North Dakota
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2-Day-Old
Duckling with Hen
There are
more ducklings under this broody hen. She is a good mother.
It is funny to watch a hen when she sees her "chicks" going in water to
swim. She must think they have lost their minds.
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Broody
Hen with Duck Eggs
A nice video
of Ancona
duck eggs being put under a broody hen from Kristi in Bluffdale,
Utah. Her hen is a Silver Lace Wyandotte. At first the hen does not want
to be disturbed, then she sweetly tucks the eggs under her. The video is
2 minutes, 46 seconds. The end is the best.
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Broody
Hen with Duckling
The photo
with the duckling under a mamma hen is from Cynthia at Elderflower Farm
in Talent, Oregon. Yes, chickens can hatch duck eggs!
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Dominique
Hen with Her Flock of Ducklings
Quicktime
Movie: Dominique
hen with ducklings. It is 2 seconds long. She hatched these
eggs! She may be confused by how they look. The movie is from Valerie in
San Mateo, California.
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Ancona
Duckling in Nest
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5-Day-Old
Ducklings
This photo
is from Allison in Citrus Heights, California. She said: "They are perfect."
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Muscovy
Duck Hatches 3 Ducklings
"We
took Lisa’s unfertilized eggs (a Muscovy duck) from her and put the Ancona
eggs under her without much objection. She has a lovely down lined nest.
She had a mate who had an unfortunate habit of devouring his children. He
made a great soup. I'm hoping Ancona ducks are more sensible." -Gwen,
Brookfield, Massachusetts
This photo is from Gwen.
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Buying
Ancona eggs.
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