First Cayuga duck egg

[Mandee297]

I have always heard that they start black and get lighter as the season progresses. I have seen pictures of coal black eggs.

Same. Maybe cause these did come from a hatchery. They are healthy and wonderful. Just not the color egg I was expecting but hey LOL

 

[Mandee297]

They are gorgeous (and I'm sure intelligent!).

Thank you!! They are so smart and hilarious. I have to force my snuggles lol. But they tolerate me. (For peas and bananas LOL)

 

[KaleIAm]

I have always heard that they start black and get lighter as the season progresses. I have seen pictures of coal black eggs.

Mine did, like thick sharpie black. I only have a photo of a fairy egg of hers at the moment. But I have heard of cayuga ducks laying other colors.

 

[Ratchnick]

It Could also just be that one duck and the others may lay black.

 

[Percipen]

This is interesting. My cayuga hasn't started laying yet, but I figured it would be easy for me to tell which eggs are hers since they should be dark grey/black. I've read that their eggs start out really dark and as the season goes, they start getting lighter. Hm

 

[Mandee297]

This is interesting. My cayuga hasn't started laying yet, but I figured it would be easy for me to tell which eggs are hers since they should be dark grey/black. I've read that their eggs start out really dark and as the season goes, they start getting lighter. Hm

Same. I was baffled but sounds like it sometimes happens that way.

 

[Quatie]

I have two swedish, and I got a black one morning and was baffled to find a black egg. I thought only cayugas lay them. Found out swedish can lay them too, but not common. Sad that your cayuga doesn't lay them. I have two cayuga ducklings, so I will have to see if they lay black eggs too.

 

[Mandee297]

Today felt like Christmas LOL!!! I found this tucked under straw in the duck house!! Someone plopped out a black egg!!