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Is it normal for a swan to sit on her eggs for longer than the normal 6 weeks?

April 26, 2017eggs longer normal Sit Swan weeks

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Is it normal for a swan to sit on her eggs for longer than the normal 6 weeks?

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Yes. If she is still sitting on the eggs then she must be able to hear movement within the eggs. It may be that she lost her first clutch of eggs to a predator and has laid a new set – this would explain the extended “sitting” period.