Do all duck eggs smell swampy?

[Ebony Rose]

In my opinion duck & goose eggs smell (read that: stink), even when fresh. I've not managed to get past the smell to actually taste one.

 

[PirateGirl]

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.

My ducks and chickens eat the SAME FOOD so their eggs smell the same. Since your ducks are foraging on a natural pond, I'm sure they are eating things your chickens do not eat, in terms of plants, as well as critters (frogs, fish, snails, etc.). The difference in diet will translate to a difference in smell and flavor of the eggs.

 

[dpenning]

My ducks and chickens eat the SAME FOOD so their eggs smell the same. Since your ducks are foraging on a natural pond, I'm sure they are eating things your chickens do not eat, in terms of plants, as well as critters (frogs, fish, snails, etc.). The difference in diet will translate to a difference in smell and flavor of the eggs.

That makes a lot of sense!

 

[DuckyDonna]

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

run with a pool

 

[Isaac 0]

My duck eggs smell fine and they have access to a pond and two cricks.

 

[dpenning]

My duck eggs smell fine and they have access to a pond and two cricks.

Mine must have personal hygiene problems. LOL

 

[shawluvsbirds]

I've never noticed a swampy smell. But mine are in a run with pool water.
We love eating our duck eggs!

 

[Texag87]

Never smelled our eggs. We do not wash them until we are about to use them. Always taste good.

 

[dpenning]

Never smelled our eggs. We do not wash them until we are about to use them. Always taste good.

The ones I've eaten have tasted fine. I just got a little spooked having a rotten one explode all over me in the kitchen. Oh My Gerd, that was nasty!

 

[Texag87]

That is part of the reason we candled our eggs in the ‘bator every day. It is a big fear of mine.