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helena
Joined: 23 Jul 2007
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Location: north wales
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 Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 8:58 pm Post subject: Bantam sitting on Duck eggs |
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I have a small bantam sitting on duck eggs in the nest box in the duck house.
Residents are 2 ducks and 1 drake. Should I move her now (she has been there 2 weeks now ) or wait till the ducklings hatch? She is very defensive and the ducks are leaving her alone at the moment in fact they are laying as far away as possible 
I do have a spare ark at the moment but don't want to stop her sitting. She hatched last August. |
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JustChickens
Joined: 24 Mar 2008
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Location: Sussex
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| Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 10:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Im no expert, but if it were me i wouldn't leave her in with the ducks. Move her at night? |
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vanessa
Joined: 24 Sep 2005
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Location: Correze
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| Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 7:49 am Post subject: |
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| I'd agree with JustChickens. Move her at dusk. If 2 of you can do the move, so much the better, one holding the banty whilst the other moves the eggs to the new "nest", then pop her back with the eggs. Shouldn't be a problem. |
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