Somehow I got 16 eggs from 3 ducks between Monday & Friday last week.
Saturday - 7 eggs from 3 girls. They have been laying more eggs than I have ducks for weeks now.
I have one Buff & two Anconas.
I am so amazed, but also wonder - is this good for them? I mean, I can only imagine if I laid three eggs in a day... I am not sure how long I could keep that up.
I am pretty sure the 3 egg a day gal is the Buff, who is over a year old. The Anconas are in their first season of laying, so I sort of expected them to be weird about laying at first. Just in the other direction - fewer eggs.
I ordered three more ducklings for eggs this year (before the gals started in) and now I am a bit overwhelmed trying to imagine what I will do with MORE eggs.
I am selling some at work for use in the restaurant & some to friends at work. I sold 60 last week, plus canned 32 pickled duck eggs, and I have another 42 in the fridge still! Oh, and cooking with them & I gave my band mates each a dozen chicken & half dozen duck at rehearsal last week.
Did I just not know what to expect, or are they just champs?
Saturday - 7 eggs from 3 girls. They have been laying more eggs than I have ducks for weeks now.
I have one Buff & two Anconas.
I am so amazed, but also wonder - is this good for them? I mean, I can only imagine if I laid three eggs in a day... I am not sure how long I could keep that up.
I am pretty sure the 3 egg a day gal is the Buff, who is over a year old. The Anconas are in their first season of laying, so I sort of expected them to be weird about laying at first. Just in the other direction - fewer eggs.
I ordered three more ducklings for eggs this year (before the gals started in) and now I am a bit overwhelmed trying to imagine what I will do with MORE eggs.
I am selling some at work for use in the restaurant & some to friends at work. I sold 60 last week, plus canned 32 pickled duck eggs, and I have another 42 in the fridge still! Oh, and cooking with them & I gave my band mates each a dozen chicken & half dozen duck at rehearsal last week.
Did I just not know what to expect, or are they just champs?