Daily Duck Egg Report

[patolocoeggs]

Yes, I keep a low wattage LED bulb (6watts) on year round inside their hut. It seems to keep them calm when they are not in the dark. I also use low wattage LED bulbs on my exterior house fixtures. The hut has windows where the ducks can see out. Doing this, many of them seem to lay eggs throughout winter.

 

[AddictedToQuack]

So your ducks have light 24 hours/day between the natural light and the LED bulb, or do you just supplement with the LED bulb to get so many hours per day? I'd like to have a light on but don't have access to hydro at the duck house. Any ideas on how to get around that?

Thanks, Chris.

 

[HollyDuckFarmer]

I do not add any light. My girls are Rouen, Runner, KCs and mixes of those breeds. I suspect breed has something to do with it. Seems like last year, laying tapered way down, then picked up again after Solstice. But the girls didn't really go full into production until Spring. I am in MI, so I suspect we are getting about the same sunlight.

I choose not to do electric out in my duck area bcz of the fire hazard. Water I just lug out in buckets.

 

[patolocoeggs]

During the night hours when my ducks are safely locked in their hut, the low wattage LED bulb is on. The ducks all free range outside during the day. They can return to the hut if they still need to lay their eggs late in the morning. I leave the bulb on all the time in the hut because its just easier than turning it on and off everyday. I figured since it only uses 6 watts, its no big deal.

 

[patolocoeggs]

We ran conduit underground for electrical from our house to our duck hut. This way I have lighting for the ducks and for myself when I need it. Plus, we installed outlets so we can use heated water buckets. All this was done to code legally and safely.

 

[AddictedToQuack]

I'm not looking to run electricity to the duck house. I was hoping you, or others, may have a cheaper solar powered options or ideas. I'm fine with them not laying in the winter too. They lay like champs through the other 3 seasons of the year. Hopefully some will take up laying in the winter next year.

 

[sunnyfishy]

For some reason our ducks are going insane with egg production right now. The temperatures are regularly anywhere from 15-30 and we don't have windows in their duck house, but every duck is laying every day. We're getting a dozen eggs every 2 days, which we barely even got during the rest of the year. It's the first real glut of eggs we've ever had and unfortunately, I don't have a place to sell them locally that is reasonable so we've been giving them to anyone who wants them at this point. People are scared of trying duck eggs I guess, haha.

 

[patolocoeggs]

Duck Eggs are wonderful for baking. Many people have allergies to chicken eggs and are able to eat duck eggs. Some people see them as a delicacy. List your duck eggs for sale on Craigslist.com under farm & garden. You will be surprised how many people will want them. Then you can use the money to pay for your feed and bedding. Here are some facts about how wonderful duck eggs are:

BENEFITS OF FARM FRESH DUCK EGGS:

1. One health benefit with duck eggs is that most people who are allergic to chicken eggs are able to eat duck eggs without allergic reactions.
2. Duck eggs have twice the nutritional value of a chicken egg and stay fresher longer due to their thicker shell. Six weeks at maximum when refrigerated.
3. Duck eggs are richer with more Albumen making cakes and pastries fluffier and richer. Duck eggs have a larger richer yolk.
4. Duck Eggs have more Omega 3 fatty acids.
5. Each Duck Egg contains 9 grams of quality protein.
6. Duck Eggs are an Alkaline producing food, one of the few foods that leave your body more alkaline which is a great benefit to cancer patients as cancer cells do not thrive in an alkaline environment.
7. 6x the Vitamin D, 2x the Vitamin A, and 2x the cholesterol in duck eggs vs chicken eggs. Duck eggs contain about 75% of the Vitamin E in chicken eggs. Duck eggs reportedly also have more Vitamin K2.
8. Free Range farm duck eggs have clear bright yellow yolks versus caged factory poultry eggs have pale cloudy yolks.
9. Everything that you do with a chicken egg, you can do with a duck egg. That includes scrambling, boiling, frying, poaching and baking. As the water content in duck eggs is lesser than chicken eggs, you need to be careful not to overcook them.

 

[sunnyfishy]

Duck Eggs are wonderful for baking. Many people have allergies to chicken eggs and are able to eat duck eggs. Some people see them as a delicacy. List your duck eggs for sale on Craigslist.com under farm & garden. You will be surprised how many people will want them. Then you can use the money to pay for your feed and bedding. Here are some facts about how wonderful duck eggs are:

BENEFITS OF FARM FRESH DUCK EGGS:

1. One health benefit with duck eggs is that most people who are allergic to chicken eggs are able to eat duck eggs without allergic reactions.
2. Duck eggs have twice the nutritional value of a chicken egg and stay fresher longer due to their thicker shell. Six weeks at maximum when refrigerated.
3. Duck eggs are richer with more Albumen making cakes and pastries fluffier and richer. Duck eggs have a larger richer yolk.
4. Duck Eggs have more Omega 3 fatty acids.
5. Each Duck Egg contains 9 grams of quality protein.
6. Duck Eggs are an Alkaline producing food, one of the few foods that leave your body more alkaline which is a great benefit to cancer patients as cancer cells do not thrive in an alkaline environment.
7. 6x the Vitamin D, 2x the Vitamin A, and 2x the cholesterol in duck eggs vs chicken eggs. Duck eggs contain about 75% of the Vitamin E in chicken eggs. Duck eggs reportedly also have more Vitamin K2.
8. Free Range farm duck eggs have clear bright yellow yolks versus caged factory poultry eggs have pale cloudy yolks.
9. Everything that you do with a chicken egg, you can do with a duck egg. That includes scrambling, boiling, frying, poaching and baking. As the water content in duck eggs is lesser than chicken eggs, you need to be careful not to overcook

This is all great info--didn't know the stuff about the cancer benefits, but I always tell people about the baking and nutritional stuff. I'm thinking I may actually just get a silly little card to give around town to the local food places so we can get calls for eggs. Good idea about the craigslist too! We have literally 6 dozen eggs at home right now, it's insane lol

 

[patolocoeggs]

Good luck
Also, tell everyone they taste the same as chicken eggs! The difference is in the yolk. It is thicker & richer. We have loyal customers purchasing our eggs for the last 4 years and many new customers monthly. It sure helps pay the bills.