Do female muscovies need a male to lay eggs?

[schneidercanet]

Do female muscovies lay eggs without a male present? If they do, would they lay more if the male was present?

 

[ChicagoDucks]

No and no. But if you want fertilized eggs, you'll need a drake.

 

[schneidercanet]

No and no. But if you want fertilized eggs, you'll need a drake.

Maybe you misunderstood my first question. I'm saying this because you use the word "but" to say they need a drake to get them fertilised, which implies that you would have said that they do lay unfertilised eggs without a drake, which you didn't.

 

[jdywntr]

Ducks lay unfertilized eggs. If you have a drake they will lay fertilized eggs if the two mate. You do not need a drake to have a duck lay and having a drake will not increase the number of eggs that the duck lays.

 

[Going Quackers]

Ducks lay unfertilized eggs. If you have a drake they will lay fertilized eggs if the two mate. You do not need a drake to have a duck lay and having a drake will not increase the number of eggs that the duck lays.