my ducks won't lay eggs??? PLEASE HELP!

[DUCKGIRL89]

These 2 ducks that I got 21 weeks ago JUST WON"T LAY EGGS!!! there are only 2 of them (if you see in my signiture I have WAY to many boys) A Ancona and A Rouen, i just dont get it. They eat well, get lots of water, tons of sun light they have a nesting box, and a fake egg in the box they just dont lay! what else should I do I just don't know, I NEED HELP!!!

these are the little suckers!

this is my Ancona Maize

and my Rouen Ember

and their nesting box.

(the boys don't seem to care much about that)

 

[The Duck ABC's]

I have heavy breed ducks. They are very good layers laying eggs year round. They need to be 6 months old before they lay. Other breeds may start sooner. 5 month seems to be the average. Just give it time.

Oh your nesting box is useless. They only use it, if they want to hatch babies, or even make their own little hidden nest somewhere. Otherwise they ditch them wherever. The best is to have a duck house where they sleep inside at night (locked up) and have a nesting box inside of it, then all you have to do is collect in the morning. They lay before 9am anyway. Mine are usually done by 7.30.

 

[Dutchgirl]

As far as I know, ducks only lay in the springtime. Still, I only have a Mallard and I am not very experienced with ducks.

 

[pirtykitty]

I don't think they are old enough yet... My welsh harlequins i got in May of 2009 started laying the end of october /first of november 2009.

 

[DUCKGIRL89]

Quote:
OH!

ok

I didn't know it took so long but thanks!

 

[AdamD77]

Patience! My girls hatched in April last year, we got them in June and they laid their first eggs in March of this year! 11 months old! Give it time, they'll start, it may just take longer than expected.

 

[jdywntr]

I think it depends on the duck and the breed. My runners started laying in March at about 5 1/2 months old. They have already hatched ducklings (2 weeks ago). Mine are still laying even in Florida heat. I'll have to see what the fall/winter brings.

Also, if yours are like mine, when they first started laying I found eggs EVERYWHERE. Middle of the yard, edge of the fence, actually in the nest (rarely at first), they tend to just drop them whereever they are when they get the urge.

 

[jdchickens125]

My duck has laid this morning fantastic over the moon with her lovely big egg.

 

[sugarlass]

 

[sugarlass]

Hatch Day was yesterday! 13 of 14 eggs hatched