How to tell when ducks will lay

[Bitofablonde]

Hello fellow duck lovers!

My 2 ducks one Pekin and one possible white layer (or just a smaller pekin) are just over 22 weeks and I kind of thought they would be laying. They seem to be sleeping a lot and I find them often in the coop sleeping. They are eating, swimming and cleaning themselves as they should just seem 'lethargic'.

Is this a sign of them starting to get ready to lay??

Any help is much appreciated! Thank you!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Might be the heat making them lazy. As for laying they should start anytime. Be sure to put out oyster shell in a separate bowl so they have it when needed. I've never done it but supposedly you can put 2 fingers between the pelvic bones if they are laying or are about to. It's usually 4.5-5 months when laying begins unless Muscovy.

 

[Bitofablonde]

Thank you for the response, true it could be heat related. They have oyster shell available in separate bowls and I do see them eating it from time to time. We put a fake egg down in the coop but the chickens buried it 🙄 lol and now I can't find it 🤣

Guess we will continue to watch and see.

Thanks!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Those chickens really know how to bury something. Let us know when they start, or maybe they already have and the chickens buried them too?

 

[Bitofablonde]

Those chickens really know how to bury something. Let us know when they start, or maybe they already have and the chickens buried them too?

Oh my gosh, right?! Stinkin chickens lol every morning I stir up the bedding I'm waiting to have an egg fly out at me haha its already happened once 🤣

I will keep you posted!