Duck egg tastes: breed specific or.......?

[ScaredOfShadows]

I've now eaten in my life : Muscovy, mallard/rouen, pekin, and magpie eggs. They all essentially taste the same - except if one eats something really unusual - like fish/frogs then it'll taste 'kinda fishy'/off. lol. Otherwise I have noticed the egg yolk size difference in say magpie and pekin have BIG yolks where mallards/rouens and muscovy are a bit smaller than the mags and pekin. Muscovy eggs always seem a bit lighter than the others as well.

Taste wise - if on a green, scrap veg, and pellet diet I can't taste a difference - its when someone eats a good bit of fish/frogs or whatnot that you can taste a difference though

 

[Red Maple Farms]

I forgot to mention that my muscovies are really into earthworms. After every heavy rain or during dawn you can see the ducks foraging through the grasses looking for worms.

I'm not sure frogs would impart a fishy taste to the ducks eggs and meat. I've eaten frog legs, and don't recall a fishy taste.

 

[dumb_cluck]

Sounds like I should indulge in a nice fresh duck egg for breakfast tomorrow!

(I'm such a wimp when it comes to something I have never had before.)

Anyone else have taste results?

 

[katharinad]

We have a saying in Germay. Was der Bauer nicht kennt frist er nicht.
Which translates to:
The farmer does not feed on food he does know.
Note a farmer does not eat, he feeds like his livestock. I think this saying goes back to times when lords/kings ran the country and they looked down on farmers like they were animals.
This line always makes me smile, and any farmer in Germany laughs about this line too. We use it on people who are afraid to try new foods. Children in particular.

 

[Wifezilla]

Hubby can't tell the difference between a chicken egg and a duck egg. I think the duck eggs are a little richer, but there is not much flavor difference between duck, chicken or quail eggs. The one big difference is I can't eat more than 1 or 2 duck eggs. They are very filling

 

[Lucky Duckie]

I think so. My muscovies produce and egg that has a lighter yolk color than my mallard derivative ducks suck as pekins. I also notice that they free range differently on our three acre pond. The pekins and mallards prefer being near the source of the fresh water that enters the pond. This area is shallow and void of many aquatic plants, but has abundant plants on the perimeter. The muscovies prefer the deeper end where the water exits, which has abundant aquatic vegetation, small fish and frogs. Furthermore, the muscovies are much more active with free ranging on pasture.

 

[darby sat]

I am doing some research in preparation for building a hobby farm (hate the term, but it is most accurate). My internet results appear to place more importance on production numbers than it does for enhancing flavor of different varieties of farm animals, as it does with produce - vegetables and fruit (which includes ability to withstand shipping and longevity of shelf life). I would say this makes sense considering most farmers are financially dependent on the amount of product they produce.
Still, I am surprised with how there is little to no information with regard to taste. Although, there are certain exceptions, like wine, apples, oranges, etc., these days, people care about the nuances of flavors, so it surprises me that there isn't any information to be found.