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post #1 of 12
3/25/09 at 3:30pm
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I doubt it is, but I found it on the floor, not in the Chickens' nesting box. It is a tad lighter in color, it came from a Rouen duck.
You can see that it is more circular, also feels lighter.
It is dirty...
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm305/checkforticks1700/002-18.jpg

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm305/checkforticks1700/005-14.jpg

Next to a chicken egg:
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm305/checkforticks1700/004-17.jpg

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm305/checkforticks1700/003-18.jpg
What do YOU think?

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post #2 of 12
3/25/09 at 3:30pm

strange shaped chicken egg.

Duck eggs feel waxy.

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post #3 of 12
3/25/09 at 3:31pm

I don't think they look like duck eggs. Mine are all whitish and tinted.

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post #4 of 12
3/25/09 at 3:32pm
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Thats what I thought. Thanks for the quick responses!!!

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post #5 of 12
3/25/09 at 3:34pm
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I found this, it says that the two on the right are Rouen eggs.
http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/PPGraphics/DuckEggs.JPEG

http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/BRKEggs.html

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post #6 of 12
2/25/12 at 4:25pm
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I found this, it says that the two on the right are Rouen eggs.
http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/PPGraphics/DuckEggs.JPEG

http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/BRKEggs.html



THought this might be useful to someone else as the girls are starting to lay.

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post #7 of 12
2/25/12 at 4:35pm
Was nice to see the different eggs. Thanks!
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post #8 of 12
2/25/12 at 7:44pm

Is that egg brown?  Ducks don't lay brown eggs.  Should be creamy white or greenish.  Also, it should feel smoothe and waxy (as opposed to dry and chalky like a chicken egg)

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post #9 of 12
2/26/12 at 6:40am

According to Feathersite, ducks do lay brown eggs. Muscovys.  I will know soon--we found a huge egg yesterday but it was chalky. So maybe it  was a chicken egg. If more of the same appear in the duck box --I'll know they are muscovy. 

 

 

PS.. OP is very old.  Revived this for the great  feathersite info.

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post #10 of 12
2/26/12 at 7:41am
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Originally Posted by Senna95 View Post

Is that egg brown?  Ducks don't lay brown eggs.  Should be creamy white or greenish.  Also, it should feel smoothe and waxy (as opposed to dry and chalky like a chicken egg)


The !00% method is it waxy or dry and chalky.Lightly scratch with Fingernail and you will know right off. Some ducks lay that color egg Yep Arielle good post to ressurect. Ducks lay all different coloered eggs. It just depends on the species  or breeds.
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