Minnesota!

[willzpapa]

I have a nephew with full blown autism and his sister probably is somewhat asperger's , she's in college now and aced her physics exam, top of the class. So smart I can't comprehend it, I didn't get algebra.
Now days?  I would homeschool, If I had to do it over. Our world is so scary to me.

Yeah I had kids late in life we have a 10yo and 2yo I'm not smart enough to do the schooling myself but I have access to several that are smart enough so we have a strong support base

 

[scandiafowl]

We got our first duck eggs on Sunday! The buff orpington duck layed first, and then the mallard layed the next day! I was surprised how big the buff egg was, it was much larger than a store leghorn egg. The mallard egg was small, but not much smaller than a leghorn egg. I'm hoping the other hens start laying soon!

If a mallard starts laying in the winter, do you think she will continue till spring? I know mallards aren't known for egg production, so I was surprised when she laid.

Buff Orp duck? A little confused...

 

[lilmynx13]

Buff Orp duck? A little confused...

maybe the rooster got a bit confused on which hen was his ???

 

[scandiafowl]

maybe the rooster got a bit confused on which hen was his ???

Would be a pretty duck though.

 

[Minniechickmama]

At what point do you notice the bullseye? Is it immediate after the egg is laid or does it take a day or two. My hubby says he doesn't want to eat fertilized eggs (we're still on our Rooster discussion), but I can't imagine there would be much of a difference since we collect them everyday.

The bullseye is there immediately after the egg is form and in the shell. Even a freshly laid egg will show the blastoderm. However, it takes a trained eye to know if it is truly fertile or not. There is still a spot on the egg called the blastodisc or germinal disc, which is the site of the growth of the embryo when it is fertilized, then develops into the blastocyst, then eventually into the embryo once it is incubated. Most of us with roosters running with our hens have been eating fertilized eggs since the day the rooster came along and the first egg was laid. It doesn't hurt a thing and you aren't eating an embryo because nothing is growing, especially if you collect eggs daily and refrigerate them. It takes a constant temp of 100-degrees for over 24-hours (I don't know off hand exactly how many hours until the cells begin to divide to create an blastocyst) before the actual growth begins. Even if you leave a fertile egg on the shelf, or in the garage as I do, for 10 days, nothing is growing until that heat is added and for long enough to trigger development.
Is he afraid he is going to be eating 'tadpoles'. Do we need to start making bumper stickers and t-shirts that say, "Real men eat fertilized eggs and love them!" ? LOL!

We got our first duck eggs on Sunday! The buff orpington duck layed first, and then the mallard layed the next day! I was surprised how big the buff egg was, it was much larger than a store leghorn egg. The mallard egg was small, but not much smaller than a leghorn egg. I'm hoping the other hens start laying soon!

If a mallard starts laying in the winter, do you think she will continue till spring? I know mallards aren't known for egg production, so I was surprised when she laid.

Yes, the bigger the duck, the bigger the egg. Bantam ducks lay smaller eggs that the light chickens, light chickens lay the equivalent of medium to large eggs, Medium ducks lay the equivalent to a large to extra large chicken egg, and heavy ducks lay jumbo eggs. Even when they start out laying, Pekin ducks lay huge eggs compared to chickens.

I wouldn't bank on the mallard laying all winter. I would guess about the end of December you won't be seeing any duck eggs, unless yours are some super special super egg laying strain that winter doesn't effect. I know I like having ducks at this time of year because when all the chickens stopped laying, the ducks would pick up the slack. I think duck egg shells are so cool too!

 

[Minniechickmama]

Look up breeds of ducks. Buff Orps are in the Medium duck category/Class of ducks. They are similar in color to Buff Orpington chickens, and were developed in Orpington, England the same as BO chickens.

 

[scandiafowl]

Look up breeds of ducks.  Buff Orps are in the Medium duck category/Class of ducks.  They are similar in color to Buff Orpington chickens, and were developed in Orpington, England the same as BO chickens.

Wow, learn something new!

 

[NathanZee]

Buff Orp duck? A little confused...

More commonly known as Buff Ducks, but the true name is Buff Orpington Duck.

maybe the rooster got a bit confused on which hen was his ???

Yes, the bigger the duck, the bigger the egg. Bantam ducks lay smaller eggs that the light chickens, light chickens lay the equivalent of medium to large eggs, Medium ducks lay the equivalent to a large to extra large chicken egg, and heavy ducks lay jumbo eggs. Even when they start out laying, Pekin ducks lay huge eggs compared to chickens.

I wouldn't bank on the mallard laying all winter. I would guess about the end of December you won't be seeing any duck eggs, unless yours are some super special super egg laying strain that winter doesn't effect. I know I like having ducks at this time of year because when all the chickens stopped laying, the ducks would pick up the slack. I think duck egg shells are so cool too!

Even with supplemental lighting I won't have ANY duck eggs or not any mallard eggs?

Look up breeds of ducks. Buff Orps are in the Medium duck category/Class of ducks. They are similar in color to Buff Orpington chickens, and were developed in Orpington, England the same as BO chickens.

Oh wow I looked those up they look cool! My rooster and duck actually did hyrbridize, creating what I call a Chuck.

 

[holm25]

No mallard eggs. My Pekins will lay all winter till February and start again in tye end of march.

 

[Minniechickmama]

More commonly known as Buff Ducks, but the true name is Buff Orpington Duck.



Even with supplemental lighting I won't have ANY duck eggs or not any mallard eggs?

Oh wow I looked those up they look cool! My rooster and duck actually did hyrbridize, creating what I call a Chuck.

I am not even sure if that is possible. I am not saying it isn't, but it would be like amazingly rare. It would kind of be like mating a pig and a sheep. Two different species.