My duck laid her first egg!

[JinAndFinn]

My duck laid her first egg this morning. She’s a pekin duck about 5 months old. She’s still acting a bit weird. I’m new to this, so I’m not really sure what to do with the egg. I don’t plan on eating her eggs. Can someone give me the basics on how to care for her right after she lays an eggs. Like does she need extra care right now? Can I throw away the egg? TIA

 

[Ratchnick]

Give the egg to someone else to eat if you don't eat eggs.

 

[Ratchnick]

No additional care required

 

[Magnolia Ducks]

Agreed, don't waste that delicious egg. Save up a few and gift a neighbor.

 

[CaliFarmsAR]

Agree with them!!

 

[CoriM]

It's so exciting when your duck lays her first egg - I thought it was pretty much a miracle! She'll be fine, don't worry about her. Don't waste her wonderful eggs though - share them with someone who eats eggs, they're healthy and tasty! Also, be aware that as they start laying sometimes you get strange eggs - soft shells, extra big, or extra tiny. It's normal!

 

[DucksOhio]

Congratulations!

 

[416bigbore]

Congrats on your first egg, that's Awesome! Don't forget about putting out some Oyster shells for her and the other hens.

 

[FuzzyCritters]

Congrats! If you don't plan on eating her eggs, you can feed them back to her. This will give her back all the nutrients she lost laying (but so will supplementing calcium and protein). Definitely don't throw the egg away, there are better uses for it!

 

[thelittlegraybarn]

There is nothing more exciting than the first egg! Well, except for your first child? Nonetheless extra care required per the other responses. I do like @FuzzyCritters advise of feeding it back to them for nutrient replenishment. I don't feed mine the whole egg but I toss the old shells back into the pen all the time and they gobble the up.