First Duck Egg!!

[bluey]

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My job title is "Professional Instigator"...

and I'm quite good at it, thank you!

 

[sbluvinit]

the duck eggs taste like a regular egg, the turkey eggs taste the same also. My turkeys have started laying I get 2-3 turkey eggs a day. I thought I had toms, I guess I was wrong. I will post some pics of the turkeys & thier eggs. I was shocked, this my first run with turkeys, we planned on raising them for thanksgiving, now I am not sure, they are laying, should I do it?? I may still end up with a tom only 2 are laying for sure, none of them have been fertilized if checking is the same as chicken eggs. Now I really want a bator......

 

[FisherMOM]

Well, we have had 5 duck eggs in all laid now. One was a soft shell... I took a picture, and today's was lopsided! I a sure they will get it all figured out.

Celeste had duck egg pancakes last night and loved them. It really looked no different than a chicken egg!

I will post the soft egg and the lopsided egg pictures soon.
Just got back from camping yesterday and have TONS of pictures to go through!

and the leghorns are laying now too... well, one is for sure!

 

[FisherMOM]

We have had 8 eggs now.
She is a steady layer, but size and shape have been inconsistent!

I took pictures.
Today's egg looks normal.. but here are the eggs from the three days prior.



On Sunday, her egg was squishy!

On Monday.. it was.. well.. WEIRD SHAPED!

then yesterday.. it was HUGE!!
Here it is next to an egg she laid over the weekend.

does anyone know.. is the big egg the normal size for a
duck egg? The other eggs are about the size of a Large
Chicken egg.


So far I have not eaten a fried or scrambled duck egg,
but Celeste had one in pancakes. When we cracked it
open, it looked just like a chicken egg.. and why not?
It looked more like a regular chicken egg than
Midnight's eggs do.

 

[bluey]

Make that DH a fried duck egg already! Make it the squishy one....

Doooooo iiitttttttt!!!!!

 

[FisherMOM]

LOL Bluey... Celeste drove me nuts with the squishy egg wanting to see what was inside. SO I let her cut it open. It was.. yep, you guessed it, just a duck egg! no aliens or anything.

Hubby would have barfed! LOL!

 

[FisherMOM]

I know... this gets old.. but I have to let you know that now 2 ducks are laying eggs! we had 2 eggs in the pen this am!!

 

[penelope77]

maybe you could have them talk to my pekins. they are almost 8 mos. and someone told me the other day that i wouldn't see eggs till spring!!! first eggs are so exciting.

 

[FisherMOM]

wow.. my Pekins are only 5 months old.
Your Pekins need to talk with my Rooster, Rusty. I think he is the one that has.. um.. EGGED everyone on to start laying!

LOL

Maybe my ducks are competing with the chickens?

Are you sure that your's aren't laying somewhere that you aren't finding them?

 

[wendy]

Gosh, mine are 3 months old. They have grown so fast, 3 Rouens and 5 Khaki Campbells. I am so ready for duck eggs, jealous!!! I read the breeds we have take 5 - 7 months. Can't wait