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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: carole on October 18, 2008, 05:35:05 pm

Title: Ducks and eggs
Post by: carole on October 18, 2008, 05:35:05 pm

Hi, this is a posting on behalf of Hilarysmum, who has no internet connection at present( she is not happy)
ok this is her question....
3 Aylesbury ducks, 1 male and 2 females. Every morning she cleans them out and removes the eggs, at night she again checks for eggs and locks the door.
Monday--- 3 eggs, 2 with white shells and 1 with blue shell
Tuesday-- 1 white shell
Wednesday 1 white shell and 1 blue shell
Thursday---- again 1 of each.

Ok she says can someone help please, why are the shells different colours from same breed duck and can they lay more than 1 egg each, each day.
Please help her!!!!!!

Carole

Title: Re: Ducks and eggs
Post by: garden cottage on October 18, 2008, 07:34:49 pm

I dont know  ;D ;Dhowever on another forum have read that pekin ducks have been laying 2 eggs a day.............think we need a duck expert.           neil :pig: :chook: :cow: :dog:

Title: Re: Ducks and eggs
Post by: doganjo on October 18, 2008, 10:23:32 pm

Well, they say you learn something new every day - I certainly didn't know any bird could lay twice in one day.  Ouch is all I can say.  Once would be enough for this bird, that's why I stopped at two kids!

Title: Re: Ducks and eggs
Post by: Wendyfayre on October 19, 2008, 02:47:37 pm

I hesitate to suggest this but has Hilarys Mum's oh possibly got a twisted sense of humour?

Dan could I have an alpaca smiley p l eeeeee ase 

Title: Re: Ducks and eggs
Post by: carole on October 19, 2008, 07:28:23 pm

Oh Wendy fayre,

She as in HM is hoping to be online on Wednesday, this was a serious question, well watch this space for her replies

I will be offline that day.

Carole

Title: Re: Ducks and eggs
Post by: doganjo on October 20, 2008, 09:21:36 pm

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this was a serious question

Yes, I know it was - sorrry for being flippant.   ;)

Title: Re: Ducks and eggs
Post by: Hilarysmum on October 22, 2008, 10:28:20 am

 :D

Thanks Carol for putting this on for me, and thanks everyone for the responses.  Wendyfayre I did consider it might be OH, but he swears not, and I do date mark every egg as soon as I collect it. 

Dogandjo, check out the chicken forum here, NOT TO BRAG. 

Its great to be back.

Title: Re: Ducks and eggs
Post by: pigsatlesrues on October 22, 2008, 04:27:56 pm

So lovely to see you back HM.  I of course am not surprised at the colour of your eggs!  Is there anything normal at yours?  I bet Hilary has has something to do with it though - no good blaming Martyn!

Kate xxx

Title: Re: Ducks and eggs
Post by: Hilarysmum on October 28, 2008, 07:04:23 am

Aw thanks Kate.  Still getting two a day.  On Thursday we had one normal sized duck egg and a mammoth goose sized egg.  Edwina (GOS) who is benefitting from the eggs at present was pleasantly surprised.

Title: Re: Ducks and eggs
Post by: Hilarysmum on October 28, 2008, 10:43:05 am

And today I have not had a single duck egg.  That is not to say they didnt lay today they did.  Hilary's houdinis escaped into  the barn.  The duck house proved to be a rewarding exploration.  I thought as they first started exiting the house that the eggs were saved, but piglet no. 9 found them.  I heard the grunt, the crunch then piglet came out dripping egg. 

Houdini babies to good homes suggest not duck keepers......