how to tell which duck laid egg?

[Duck mommy 2019]

my one girl just turned 18 weeks! my other girl had been laying for awhile but how do i tell who is laying it?

 

[EverythingDucks]

It'll usually be a bit smaller and the color may be slightly different

 

[416bigbore]

It'll usually be a bit smaller and the color may be slightly different

Which Duck is it.

 

[Duck mommy 2019]

Which Duck is it.

breed? i have rouen, khaki, and pekin. but 3 are boys so obviously only two of them lay eggs lol

 

[416bigbore]

Read your OP again. I answered @EverythingDucks post.

 

[KaleIAm]

I used to think I could tell, when I had 6 ducks laying daily. I was very confident. In truth I could only tell which egg was layed by my cayuga who layed black/grey eggs. I only realized this when one of my ducks passed away. The egg I was sure was hers continued appearing everyday.

Now I have 3 and can tell, because I have had to isolate them for medical reasons. If they are in a cage alone and produce an egg that's theirs. If you see it come out of them, it is theirs. Otherwise you are guessing and will perhaps be wrong for years.

 

[Duck mommy 2019]

Read your OP again. I answered @EverythingDucks post.

ohhh ok, i didn’t even see that

 

[416bigbore]

ohhh ok, i didn’t even see that

I am sorry, I was just trying to be funny. How about posting some pics of your Cuties.

 

[416bigbore]

I used to think I could tell, when I had 6 ducks laying daily. I was very confident. In truth I could only tell which egg was layed by my cayuga who layed black/grey eggs. I only realized this when one of my ducks passed away. The egg I was sure was hers continued appearing everyday.

Now I have 3 and can tell, because I have had to isolate them for medical reasons. If they are in a cage alone and produce an egg that's theirs. If you see it come out of them, it is theirs. Otherwise you are guessing and will perhaps be wrong for years.

We have twelve hen Ducks and four Isa Brown hens who all have started laying eggs in the same coop. I am pretty sure I know where the dark brown eggs are coming from!

 

[NatJ]

my one girl just turned 18 weeks! my other girl had been laying for awhile but how do i tell who is laying it?

Do you mean that for quite a while you've been getting one egg each day, and now you're getting 2? In that case, the new egg comes from the new layer.

Or that both ducks are new to you, and you're getting one egg but not sure who is laying it?

Putting them in separate pens for a day or two can certainly sort it out.

With chickens, you can tell who's laying by looking at their vents. Does it work with ducks, too? The males are certainly not laying any eggs, so you could look at them for an example of a not-layer, then see if either female looks different. With chickens, a male or not-layer has a small puckered vent, while a layer has a vent that is larger, looks more moist, and looks stretchy. I think of it as, "could an egg possibly come out of that vent?"