Duck Egg Questions

[Timothy Menezes]

Very pretty, I see what you mean about the molting. My birds don't usually do it like that. I want to grab 7 Golden's and White Layers but my other half is very much against it and prefers to stick with chickens. We'll see, might be able to negotiate a deal lol

 

[Abraeri]

Ducks are the best! However, in hindsight, I will say one thing that I did not consider. If you are planning on hatching another generation, Golden 300's might not be the best; since they are hybrids, they lose some egg laying capabilities in the next generation. From the Metzer Farms website: "We do not know for sure but our guess is the progeny will lay 5-8% fewer eggs than the birds you purchased from us".

Which is not that significant but still something to consider. They are great birds and I love all 13 of mine (4 of which are 2nd gen). Very consistent layers as well.

(Psst.. Win her over with cute duckling pictures lol)

First bath from Metzer (10)

Batch I hatched (9, but only 7 in this picture. 5 were drakes and ended up being given away or killed for meat (which was very hard to do))