Round to for miss daisy

[New duck mommy 2021]

I thought I would share my beautiful girl daisy and her broody journey
She is a pekin who will be 2 in April
The first time she went broody she was younger and newer to laying eggs
Her eggs were to small for babies to grow and get turned properly to
hatch
This was dec of 2021
We had a big travel dog crate and she build her nest in there
Starred with 8 eggs but every now and then she would loose one in the big crate and it would get cold and die
Only 3 made it to hatch and 2 internal pips ( I could hear the babies talking away ) but they were stuck and not able to external and died
This left one egg and she was bruised at the wrong end
I didn’t take any chances as she was out last hope for daisy to have a baby after sitting so good for 30 days. I had to assist hope and this took over 52 hours. Then I went and snuck hope in the nest when daisy was out to drink and she heard a baby and panicked she tried to go after her
So baby hope was brought up to the brooder with her siblings that I had hatched myself ( 4 of the 6 eggs needed assistance as they to were small eggs )
first one died as I helped to much to soon and one died bruising the wrong end and I didn’t know what that meant
Other 2 I helped with help from this group and last 2 both hatched themselves on Xmas day ( the two bigger of all the eggs )
I learned many lessons from my first hatch ever
I no longer incubate any eggs under 70 grams
I also learned how to be patient and help assist and not loose any babies
Since then I have hatched many and helped many get 100 % hatches
Now back to my miss daisy
She has been trying to be broody for over a month abc I keep ruining her fun by collecting eggs
But a few days ago she wasn’t having it and went broody with one egg
I could hear her turning it and when I check it was very warm
She was going broody so I gave in
I added more eggs in to her nest from my other ducks
There was 12 but I noticed one today that has a hood crack so I removed it
Let’s give daisy good vibes on her hatching journey this time around
Much older and wiser
She has also learned she loves other ducks
When I first got her she had a sister with
Those two were tied at the hip always
Then I got a new baby and it took over a month once he was bigger to join them
These girls were awful at accepting him in
Then Mia died and daisy and peep only had each other
Till the hatched happened
It took me keeping the ducklings from 3 weeks to 10 in a pen close to mom and dad before they would be able to be out together
Then I hatched many more over the course of the summer. I had lots of babies come and get sold and some more I kept. They started to settle and not pay attention to new ones
I even added 2 8-10 week old Swedish girls right into the yard first day and nobody blinked an eye
They accepted them right away
My flock had grown from 2 to 16
So I’m thinking she maybe more relaxed about ducklings this time around
If not I have a brooder and an incubator I can have ready
Want ti add this time she picked a smaller dog crate and can’t loose the eggs as it’s not super big

 

[Canadian Wind]

You can do it Daisy!

 

[Isadora]

aw, she's cute.

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

aw, she's cute.

Thank you
She is a character that’s for sure
But my first ever duck and my most special

 

[ruthhope]

I thought I would share my beautiful girl daisy and her broody journey
She is a pekin who will be 2 in April
The first time she went broody she was younger and newer to laying eggs
Her eggs were to small for babies to grow and get turned properly to
hatch
This was dec of 2021
We had a big travel dog crate and she build her nest in there
Starred with 8 eggs but every now and then she would loose one in the big crate and it would get cold and die
Only 3 made it to hatch and 2 internal pips ( I could hear the babies talking away ) but they were stuck and not able to external and died
This left one egg and she was bruised at the wrong end
I didn’t take any chances as she was out last hope for daisy to have a baby after sitting so good for 30 days. I had to assist hope and this took over 52 hours. Then I went and snuck hope in the nest when daisy was out to drink and she heard a baby and panicked she tried to go after her
So baby hope was brought up to the brooder with her siblings that I had hatched myself ( 4 of the 6 eggs needed assistance as they to were small eggs )
first one died as I helped to much to soon and one died bruising the wrong end and I didn’t know what that meant
Other 2 I helped with help from this group and last 2 both hatched themselves on Xmas day ( the two bigger of all the eggs )
I learned many lessons from my first hatch ever
I no longer incubate any eggs under 70 grams
I also learned how to be patient and help assist and not loose any babies
Since then I have hatched many and helped many get 100 % hatches
Now back to my miss daisy
She has been trying to be broody for over a month abc I keep ruining her fun by collecting eggs
But a few days ago she wasn’t having it and went broody with one egg
I could hear her turning it and when I check it was very warm
She was going broody so I gave in
I added more eggs in to her nest from my other ducks
There was 12 but I noticed one today that has a hood crack so I removed it
Let’s give daisy good vibes on her hatching journey this time around
Much older and wiser
She has also learned she loves other ducks
When I first got her she had a sister with
Those two were tied at the hip always
Then I got a new baby and it took over a month once he was bigger to join them
These girls were awful at accepting him in
Then Mia died and daisy and peep only had each other
Till the hatched happened
It took me keeping the ducklings from 3 weeks to 10 in a pen close to mom and dad before they would be able to be out together
Then I hatched many more over the course of the summer. I had lots of babies come and get sold and some more I kept. They started to settle and not pay attention to new ones
I even added 2 8-10 week old Swedish girls right into the yard first day and nobody blinked an eye
They accepted them right away
My flock had grown from 2 to 16
So I’m thinking she maybe more relaxed about ducklings this time around
If not I have a brooder and an incubator I can have ready
Want ti add this time she picked a smaller dog crate and can’t loose the eggs as it’s not super big

Your broody duck is lovely, @New duck mommy 2021
Are you sure she is a jumbo pekin? Pekins don;t usually get broody, but also I though pekins had yellow bills

Yours looks like it could be a white jumbo pekin duck crossed with a black cayuga duck. The black bill is a dead giveaway that it's part cayuga. Tthat could be where her broodiness comes from

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

today when she came out I got a sneak peek at the eggs
A few look a bit behind so not sure they will make it
But the rest all look great
Even got to see a little heart beat
She is coming out a few times a day to eat , drink and if I’m down there she will ask to go to the bath
We have a little cement tub set up in the laundry room next to where she is
She has a fast bath and right back to the eggs
I giggle every time she comes out
Everything is at high speed
She waddles at fast speed to every station and preens at the highest speed she can go
All while doing her broody quacking
She truly amazes me
She is very serious about her nest

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

Your broody duck is lovely, @New duck mommy 2021
Are you sure she is a jumbo pekin? Pekins don;t usually get broody, but also I though pekins had yellow bills

Yours looks like it could be a white jumbo pekin duck crossed with a black cayuga duck. The black bill is a dead giveaway that it's part cayuga. Tthat could be where her broodiness comes from

She isn’t jumbo she is smaller then my big Swedish girls
She is a heavy duck compared to her kids but not a huge duck
her bill was orange till she started to lay eggs
Then she got a little green dot then anther and another until it’s almost fully dark
Craziest thing but all I read was some get it from egg laying
Her pure white daughter is also getting this
Little dark dots after starting to lay
I’ve added some pictures
First two pics are of her daughter. In January no spots. She started to lay shortly after this pic in the pool and now her spots have started
The other pics are of daisy and her sister and my little Khaki drake
You can see it was a normal colour
Then dots started
The second last pic was when she was broody last year and obkh had a few spots she was newer to laying eggs then
I bought the girls online as pekin but I didn’t see the parents
We were running mate with a 2 hour drive and they had them in a box at the door ready to go
So maybe there is a mix ? Not sure

 

[ruthhope]

She isn’t jumbo she is smaller then my big Swedish girls
She is a heavy duck compared to her kids but not a huge duck
her bill was orange till she started to lay eggs
Then she got a little green dot then anther and another until it’s almost fully dark
Craziest thing but all I read was some get it from egg laying
Her pure white daughter is also getting this
Little dark dots after starting to lay
I’ve added some pictures
First two pics are of her daughter. In January no spots. She started to lay shortly after this pic in the pool and now her spots have started
The other pics are of daisy and her sister and my little Khaki drake
You can see it was a normal colour
Then dots started
The second last pic was when she was broody last year and obkh had a few spots she was newer to laying eggs then
I bought the girls online as pekin but I didn’t see the parents
We were running mate with a 2 hour drive and they had them in a box at the door ready to go
So maybe there is a mix ? Not sure

Oh wow! That is interesting! Are their feet still orange?

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

Oh wow! That is interesting! Are their feet still orange?

Well yes but daisy is getting little dark spots on her one foot too
There is nothing on the under side
Just like we dropped dye on it
She has one on both her upper legs too

 

[HollowOfWisps]

She isn’t jumbo she is smaller then my big Swedish girls
She is a heavy duck compared to her kids but not a huge duck
her bill was orange till she started to lay eggs
Then she got a little green dot then anther and another until it’s almost fully dark
Craziest thing but all I read was some get it from egg laying
Her pure white daughter is also getting this
Little dark dots after starting to lay
I’ve added some pictures
First two pics are of her daughter. In January no spots. She started to lay shortly after this pic in the pool and now her spots have started
The other pics are of daisy and her sister and my little Khaki drake
You can see it was a normal colour
Then dots started
The second last pic was when she was broody last year and obkh had a few spots she was newer to laying eggs then
I bought the girls online as pekin but I didn’t see the parents
We were running mate with a 2 hour drive and they had them in a box at the door ready to go
So maybe there is a mix ? Not sure

Since hormones can cause the melanin pigment spots on bills and Perkins aren’t usually broody; I almost wonder if her bill turning from orange to so dark and her being broody are both because her hormones are much higher than the usual Pekin hen Either way she is a lovely duck I love the white with the dark bill very unique.