Getting some duck eggs

[Ripeberry]

And I'm going to see if our broody hen can hatch them. Looked at incubators and the cheapest automatic versions are over £100
You tube has videos of chickens rearing ducklings, so I'll give it a try.

[LittleStar's]

My mum gave her chickens some turkey eggs and that was fine !

[Ripeberry]

Lucky that ducklings 'cheep' the same as chicks, so they can fool the mother bird

[flora]

It works we have done it

just get THE BROODIEST hen ever and she won't care if king kong came out !!!!!

[Ripeberry]

Ha,ha, our hen (Maran) is VERY broody, she has been sitting on eggs for over 6 weeks now I just keep taking a couple out each time from under her, she seems to have no sense of time.
Anyway, the eggs should be arriving in the post on Monday, then we'll see.