Based on what I've been told (no drakes here yet), drakes won't bother with the oyster shell. That's the reasoning behind using it with a grower/maintenance ration for everybody. The females, I am told, will eat the oyster shell for the calcium they need.
My recent experience is that my...
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I have a small flock of female runners, but I have read some general information about ducks so here's what I have found or read about:
4 months is the general time frame, and mine began laying at 16 weeks, four days. That said, I have been told that larger ducks may take longer to start...