Show when duck goes broody broo dy when a duck goes broody she prefers to make her own nest hollowing it out of the ground in some quiet corner according to an authority in the los angeles times it takes 85 95 days for the eggs to hatch during the long period of incubation the egg shells tend to dry out and become unduly hard for the ducklings duc klings to crack open experienced incubator men sprinkle the eggs with water that seems warm not hot to the hand the sprinkling may commence about the twentieth day and continue until about labOut the thirty second day the downy little fellows are hardy and active they should be provided with sand land and moistened chick feed in two weeks they should be given grit ducks ducki eat heavily and always require plenty of sharp grit and water |