Do all duck eggs smell swampy?

[dpenning]

So I had a duck egg go rotten and explode in my hand in my kitchen. The stench was unbelievable!

So now when I pick up a duck egg I give it a sniff test. I haven’t had any others smell totally rotten but even fresh eggs smell swampy when compared to a fresh chicken egg.

Has anyone else noticed this or am I just scarred for life from the exploding egg event?

 

[HuffleClaw]

Mine do... one of the reasons I rarely use/eat duck eggs.

 

[quackiemama]

Mine don't stink at all. I love my duck eggs!

 

[DuckyDonna]

Mine don't stink at all. I love my duck eggs!

Me too!

 

[dpenning]

Mine do... one of the reasons I rarely use/eat duck eggs.

I have a super sensitive sniffer and my girls live on a pond not in a run so I don’t know if that factors in. When I find eggs now I wash them
Off and blow them out. I can use them for confetti eggs or fill them with plaster to put in nest boxes.

 

[dpenning]

Mine don't stink at all. I love my duck eggs!

Are yours on a pond or in a run with a pool?

 

[dpenning]

Me too!

Are yours on a pond or in a run with a pool?

 

[quackiemama]

Are yours on a pond or in a run with a pool?

Mine are in a run with 3 pools. I am wondering if the pond factors in on the swampy smell. That is interesting

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Very interesting question! I really would like to know how my duck's eggs smell under all that poop which the ducks use to deter me from collecting 'em.
I have to wash each and every egg with warm water and a scrubbing sponge because my ducks lay and poop at the same time.
After cleaning the eggs smell like - nothing, a bit of chalk. (?) - But definitely no swampy smell or taste.

 

[Miss Lydia]

@dpenning if you bake use them for baking.