How long until my Muscovies lay?

[Canadian Wind]

Muscovy aren't the most proficient layers. Some sites say 50 eggs a year max.

 

[p4PaDuck]

I have one Muscovy but she’s a baby 3 weeks old but I have read that they one lay in clutches and two they start laying around 7-8 mounts depending on all egg laying factors. Either way scovys are awesome. Be aware if they are free range most of the day they will hide their eggs and will fiercely protect them. Every day is an Easter egg hunt!

 

[StinkyAcres]

Muscovy aren't the most proficient layers. Some sites say 50 eggs a year max.

Oh, wow, I hadn't seen that. Most I saw said 150.

 

[Canadian Wind]

Oh, wow, I hadn't seen that. Most I saw said 150.

Yeah, there's so mach difference between sites, even when describing various breeds.

I'm sure mine hid a lot of theirs, but I also let them brood them so that cut down on how many were laid.

 

[StinkyAcres]

I have one Muscovy but she’s a baby 3 weeks old but I have read that they one lay in clutches and two they start laying around 7-8 mounts depending on all egg laying factors. Either way scovys are awesome. Be aware if they are free range most of the day they will hide their eggs and will fiercely protect them. Every day is an Easter egg hunt!

I keep my birds in their coops until mid morning, so mine are more likely to lay in the coop (my first one did).

 

[p4PaDuck]

Muscovy aren't the most proficient layers. Some sites say 50 eggs a year max.

I’ve read that too, but more modern strains tend to lean more to 80-100 eggs if you collect the vigorously.

 

[StinkyAcres]

Be aware if they are free range most of the day they will hide their eggs and will fiercely protect them. Every day is an Easter egg hunt!

So far my Muscovies have been laying exactly where I wanted them to. I've gotten around five duck eggs now and all of them have been either in the coop or in the dog house I designated as their second laying house. Such good duckies!