New members Penelope&Cocoa Hi!!

[Penelope&Cocoa]

My son loves ducks so we got him 2 chocolate runners. Penelope & Cocoa. They are 16 weeks today. Our first time raising ducks.
We live in So Cal. We have some questions about duck eggs.

 

[Penelope&Cocoa]

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[sourland]

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[Chaos18]

 

[Penelope&Cocoa]

 

[Penelope&Cocoa]

Is this normal for a 16 week old, 1st time egg? (Chocolate runner)

 

[RodNTN]

Hello there! And It is wonderful to have you here with us! Yes, that is normal, eggs are a little off in first timers . . . Best wishes!

 

[Lazy Farmer]

 

[rjohns39]

Hi and welcome to BYC We're so happy you've joined us

Agree that's pretty normal... One word of caution until you get to know their hiding places. I generally crack my duck eggs into a bowl before deciding to use them and I stiff them too. Ducks can be ingenious egg hiders and they're not opposed to moving their hidden eggs into a fresh clutch. One can imagine an egg in 100 degree heat for a week or so

 

[OneMountainAcres]

Welcome to BYC! Glad you've joined us!