Duck eggs-yuck or yum?

[Then I Will]

My only experience with duck eggs was filled with salmonella poisoning.
My dad's workplace had a momma duck with ducklings on their pond. The pond turtles were picking off the ducklings so they sent the momma duck and her babies home with my dad upon his offer to care for them until grown. (I had chickens, so they were in my charge.)
Anyway, when she began laying again, we tried to eat the eggs. It took us a couple weeks of random puking and bouts of nausea to figure out the eggs were the problem. My sister refuses to eat eggs anymore after having eggs explode out through her nose.

I did some research and read that duck eggs contain salmonella. (they never made me throw up but I had some runs and was feeling pretty nauseated even after eating brownies baked with duck eggs. Then again, you can tell me your stomach feels woozy and it will make me start feelings sick just thinking you're coming down with norovirus and might have already contaminated me.)

Recently, I learned that chicken eggs can contain salmonella once the laying bird gets the bacteria in its tract. That is why poultry are vaccinated for salmonella...
Whether or not the family just had allergies to duck eggs or we were all getting salmonella poisoning-- I really don't care to ever try a duck egg again.

 

[cyriuskee]

My only experience with duck eggs was filled with salmonella poisoning.
My dad's workplace had a momma duck with ducklings on their pond. The pond turtles were picking off the ducklings so they sent the momma duck and her babies home with my dad upon his offer to care for them until grown. (I had chickens, so they were in my charge.)
Anyway, when she began laying again, we tried to eat the eggs. It took us a couple weeks of random puking and bouts of nausea to figure out the eggs were the problem. My sister refuses to eat eggs anymore after having eggs explode out through her nose.

I did some research and read that duck eggs contain salmonella. (they never made me throw up but I had some runs and was feeling pretty nauseated even after eating brownies baked with duck eggs. Then again, you can tell me your stomach feels woozy and it will make me start feelings sick just thinking you're coming down with norovirus and might have already contaminated me.)

Recently, I learned that chicken eggs can contain salmonella once the laying bird gets the bacteria in its tract. That is why poultry are vaccinated for salmonella...
Whether or not the family just had allergies to duck eggs or we were all getting salmonella poisoning-- I really don't care to ever try a duck egg again.

 

[cheezenkwackers]

Duck eggs have a bigger yolk, thicker white (more protein) and a slightly more eggy flavor. We love them (fried or poached)! I give my extra away at the high school I work at and have people begging for them.
I can't help but wonder if those who have had problems eating duck eggs have the ducks on ponds especially near wild ducks. It seems like baby pools filled with fresh water daily wouldn't breed bacteria as fast.

 

[gal5150]

My house is a duck egg house, we love them! But easiest way to answer your question is to ask the people at your church if they'd be interested

 

[itsasmallfarm]

only had a few duck eggs in my life (got them from a friend of my dad's who raises ducks) but i only made omelets, out of them. for my thoughts on them.

well i really enjoyed them, so far i have only had about 4 duck eggs in my life and all of them where pretty tasty. i have only had chicken and quail eggs before them. know they tasted like a strong chicken egg but very creamy, light fluffy texture ( i add milk to all my omelets) but they stayed together better then chicken eggs. next at the moment i have two blue Swedish duck hens, there dual purpose ducks so am looking at between 100-150 eggs a year each (there pets so the eggs are a bonus) then this fall am getting a runner duck hen and two geese (an African and a Toulouse again both hens) so i will have a few duck eggs on my hands which am pretty excited for.

my mom and grandparents are looking forward to the baking aspects of the eggs, and my aunt is allergic to chicken eggs but is wanting to see if she is allergic to duck eggs.

 

[AquaDuck]

I'm a picky eater and was skeptical to eating the (muscovy) duck eggs at first. Boiled them and gave them to the dogs and chickens.
When I first dared frying one, that was it! Chicken eggs just don't taste the same anymore. Much richer flavor. They're quite big though, so make sure to be hungry.

The consistency when cracking one open will put some off (the content don't fall out like a chicken egg, but is like a sticky goo), but if you bring some finished "samples" either cooked or baked, I'm sure some of them will get hooked!

 

[Abriana]

Thank you for all your help everyone! Based on what I've heard here, way more people think they're great than not. Free samples are a great idea. Thanks for all the help!

 

[Abriana]

Check this out...you might want to "order" some of these cards.
They are free!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/who-gives-a-cluck.1188633/

Thanks KikisGirls, what a cute idea!