Ducks not laying!

[Lover duck duck]

Hello everyone,
I have (4) female Pekin ducks and (4) female khaki Campbell’s ducks that will be turning 2 years old on April 2020. When they were 8 to 9 months old I was getting almost 6 to 7 eggs daily. I had so many I had to start giving them away. But for some reason they have stopped laying. Some days the most I find is 3 eggs and some days just one. I know they are not sick as my vet has checked them out and taken stool samples and everything is fine. They seem very happy they have a huge predator proof pen thats 900 square feet and an 8x8 duck coop. Can someone tell me what could be going on? Am I doing something wrong?

 

[Jpat]

whats yout general location? Iam in east canada and no ones birds are laying because its the middle of winter

 

[Lover duck duck]

I’m in central Florida. It was just cold 2 days ago but most it has been in the mid to lower 80’s here so I don’t think that would be it

 

[Lover duck duck]

whats yout general location? Iam in east canada and no ones birds are laying because its the middle of winter

Also they layer fine last winter. Do they change their laying pattern as they age? I know mine are still young so I don’t think age is a problem or is it?

 

[Jpat]

Okay, well another reason ducks stop laying is while their feathers are molting, or after theyve laid a clutch of eggs in a nest and are ready to sit on them. You probably collect the eggs everyday?

at 2 years old ide never expect a drop in egg production like that

 

[Jpat]

are you feeding layer feed or giving oyster shell?

 

[Lover duck duck]

Okay, well another reason ducks stop laying is while their feathers or molting, or after theyve laid a clutch of eggs in a nest and are ready to sit on them. You probably collect the eggs everyday?

at 2 years old ide never expect a drop in egg production like that

That’s what I thought, they would be too young. But they have finished molting a few months ago. I am really baffled by it. I thought khakis were really good layers, so even though vet has given them a good bill of health it still concerns me. Yesterday I found a tiny little egg compared to the huge eggs I get. It was smaller than a chicken egg.

 

[Jpat]

i wish i had experience with ducks in florida

All i know is here chickens and ducks laying is affected by weather and also daylight hours. Shorter days mean less eggs, My ducks wont lay till the days get longer and the weather gets warmer


But in the morning iam sure someone with florida experience will be on! @DuckyDonna has lived in florida

 

[Lover duck duck]

are you feeding layer feed or giving oyster shell?

Yes I feed the purina layena plus omega 3 and I give them a dish of extra shells.

 

[Jpat]

Thats what i feed too, good stuff!