Green Mallard Eggs?

[GRacer3648]

I hatched a single mallard this summer. She is an adult and lives currently with my Welsh Harlequins. I just packaged all of my eggs for the week and noticed that there were some green duck eggs. I've only gotten a few so far. Are they coming from my mallard? This is my first female mallard, my last one was male and unfortunatly died earlier this year. I have olive eggers and Easter Eggers living in the same area but I don't think they are laying these eggs because they have a more velevety shell like my duck eggs do. Could they be mallard eggs?

 

[Ratchnick]

Yes, about 50% mallards lay green eggs

 

[GRacer3648]

Ok, thank you

 

[Stoney Meadow Maple]

Any pictures?

 

[GRacer3648]

These are the eggs

 

[416bigbore]

We have two little Mallard hens that started laying awhile back, Miss Piggy's eggs are a greenish color and her sister Porky's eggs are light brownish. Both are very tasty!

 

[Stoney Meadow Maple]

I rather thought mallards we’re not very productive layers?

 

[416bigbore]

I thought that also about Mallards, our two little girls have been staying very consistent with one egg each every day. Their eggs are much smaller over the bigger white Rouen/Pekin eggs, but no complaints here.