BackYard Chickens › BYC Forum › Other BackYard Poultry › Ducks › What causes smaller ducks eggs
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

What causes smaller ducks eggs

post #1 of 4
4/12/12 at 8:06am
Thread Starter 

My ducks have been laying consistently all winter as we supplemented their light until about 6 weeks ago.  We are no longer supplementing their light, and days are longer, and they are still laying consistently (except they seem to miss one day a week as they always have), but the eggs are smaller.  I have recently changed their food - two weeks ago (which I will be changing back - not happy with new food at all as duck waste has increased drastically).  They are getting greens and oyster shell, not getting as much free range time as I am now working two jobs.  Is it likely to be the food that results in smaller eggs, lighting change (thought that would just make them stop laying not smaller eggs), or ?

Three spoiled Khaki Campbells (Walter, Mildred, Mocha)(RIP Watson), two spoiled Magpies (Ciscoe, Peeps), one spoiled miniature red dachshund (Abbey), one spoiled black and tan dappled miniature dachshund (Sherman), and a not-so-spoiled husband.

Reply

Three spoiled Khaki Campbells (Walter, Mildred, Mocha)(RIP Watson), two spoiled Magpies (Ciscoe, Peeps), one spoiled miniature red dachshund (Abbey), one spoiled black and tan dappled miniature dachshund (Sherman), and a not-so-spoiled husband.

Reply

Featured Stories on BackYard Chickens

Uncle Sam Expects You To Keep Hens and Raise Chickens!!
Poll: Why raise backyard chickens?
The Basics Of Raising Chickens - Raising Chickens 101
post #2 of 4
4/12/12 at 8:16am

Mostly, it is because they lay what they lay and you take what you get.

 

I'd think that food and light would affect the number of eggs you get, and not so much the size of the eggs.  Are your birds getting old?  Old birds slow down and perhaps lay smaller eggs at the end of their laying life. Although if you are getting 6 per week per bird, that doesn't sound like slowing down to me.

Exhibition quality Blue Swedish Ducks and Gray Saddleback Pomeranian Geese,   Hatching eggs available in late winter and spring. NPIP

Reply

Exhibition quality Blue Swedish Ducks and Gray Saddleback Pomeranian Geese,   Hatching eggs available in late winter and spring. NPIP

Reply
post #3 of 4
4/14/12 at 9:32am
Thread Starter 

They are only a year old.  But eggs are definitely smaller.  Do not seem to be slowing down, just getting smaller eggs.

Three spoiled Khaki Campbells (Walter, Mildred, Mocha)(RIP Watson), two spoiled Magpies (Ciscoe, Peeps), one spoiled miniature red dachshund (Abbey), one spoiled black and tan dappled miniature dachshund (Sherman), and a not-so-spoiled husband.

Reply

Three spoiled Khaki Campbells (Walter, Mildred, Mocha)(RIP Watson), two spoiled Magpies (Ciscoe, Peeps), one spoiled miniature red dachshund (Abbey), one spoiled black and tan dappled miniature dachshund (Sherman), and a not-so-spoiled husband.

Reply
post #4 of 4
4/14/12 at 8:22pm

With my runners ive for the most part have been gettin normal sized eggs and once and a while the one wll give me small egg, maybe stress? I still didnt figure it out exactly either.

My little feathery, webbed feet, water proof, billed babies are everything to me. 

Reply

My little feathery, webbed feet, water proof, billed babies are everything to me. 

Reply
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home
  Back to Forum: Ducks

Featured Stories on BackYard Chickens

Uncle Sam Expects You To Keep Hens and Raise Chickens!!
Poll: Why raise backyard chickens?
The Basics Of Raising Chickens - Raising Chickens 101
BackYard Chickens › BYC Forum › Other BackYard Poultry › Ducks › What causes smaller ducks eggs