Do ducks lay eggs regularly like chickens?
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I’ve had chickens for years and I know hens lay an egg a day or every other day. I’ve heard duck eggs taste better then hen eggs and are worth more. I want to raise ducks for eggs soon, but i don’t know if they lay eggs regularly. So, do female ducks lay eggs regularly?
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good question, i dont know much about ducks though…ill trade you a pickel for a nickel though.
I am just a shadow
June 21, 2012 at 10:48 am
Yes-ish depending on the breed…but still nothing like a chicken, the best of Hen ducks still will only give you 200 or so eggs a year very rarely will you find ducks that will give you more then that & almost only by the breeds or crosses listed below.
Khaki Campbell & Runner ducks lay a good amount of eggs for a Duck
& also so will Golden 300 Hybrids & White Golden Layers which were developed by Metzer Farms
Ms. Della Alexis
June 21, 2012 at 11:47 am
Ducks don’t really continuously lay eggs like chickens. They will lay one or two eggs a day until they have a full clutch. A clutch will vary with each duck and can be anywhere from 8 to 15 eggs. The female duck will only start sitting on the nest after she has laid a full clutch of eggs.
Molly
June 21, 2012 at 11:52 am
Ducks will lay for quiet a while as long as the eggs are removed each day but they do taKe a long break before they produce again. But turkey eggs are better! More protin and cleaner taste, same amount of egg volume.
angel
June 21, 2012 at 12:01 pm
Hmm, it sounds like ducks won’t give you the same quantity of eggs as chickens. Would you still keep your chickens if you bought a duck? I hope so, as they’re such great animals.
Rum Robinson
June 22, 2012 at 3:27 am