Do ducks lay light green eggs?

[Goldendoodles]

My two dark campbells lay gorgeous green eggs.
From what i can tell, laying green or blue eggs is an undesirable throwback trait for that breed, but I like finding them in the morning.

 

[Kansaseq]

My Saxony lays a jumbo green egg.

 

[kuntrygirl]

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Why is it an undesirable throwback trait? What does that mean?

 

[kuntrygirl]

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I just did a search on Welsh Harlequin ducks and I didn't realize that I have one of these girls. I guess I never knew what breed she was. Soooo, I guess she could be laying these eggs as well. I'm sure I'll never know.

 

[classroomducks]

Mallards are def greenish in tint. I had 12 of them and they all had a green tint to them.

 

[Duck_feeder]

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Yup, both ducks lay eggs with a very slight green tint to them. I should know - Nettie makes me collect the eggs so Victor and Ming Mei will be angry at me for stealing their eggs and not her!

 

[Feathered Wings]

My Call Ducks lay a light green egg so it could be your calls

 

[kuntrygirl]

WOW ! I have definitely learned something new today. I never knew. It just makes a person wonder. What goes on in their bodies that makes them lay different colored eggs. Do you all eat your duck eggs? Do you sell them?

 

[Kansaseq]

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Why is it an undesirable throwback trait? What does that mean?

I don't know why it's an undesirable trait, but I did read somewhere that some Campbell derived breeds will lay the green eggs as a throw back to the Campbell background (Saxony and Harlequin come to mind). Personally, I think it's kind of cool.

I do sell my duck eggs.

 

[Feathered Wings]

I just got my Calls this past summer and i will be hatching their eggs and selling the ducklings next spring.
But if i have to many eggs i will probably sell them i'm so new to them i have no idea how many eggs i will get.
My one white call laid 15 before before she went broody and i was like