lights on - how long until eggs?

[hfchristy]

Thanks, Learycow!

The overmated duck stopped laying in early June, so she's had a nice long break. And she was never underweight. The other ducks have had 2-3 months off, and the one who had less of a break also started laying later in the spring. (She was living with a flock that had very little winter light until her companions were eaten.) I think they're ready to be laying again.

My real question is simply how long I should expect to wait before finding eggs. They like to bury them in their bedding and I don't want exploding frozen eggs out there, but I don't want to spend weeks digging through the straw when there's no reason to think they're laying.

 

[HollyDuckFarmer]

Thanks, Learycow!

....but I don't want to spend weeks digging through the straw when there's no reason to think they're laying.

If we didn't get to have our very own Easter Egg Hunts everyday, now where would the fun be in that?
ROTFL

 

[hfchristy]

Well, if I think there really might be an egg out there, it's lots of fun - it's the weeks of pointless searching that I'd prefer to skip!