New to laying!

[BelovedBirds]

It should stop. Not that you still won’t see it now and again but shouldn’t be everyday.

nothing to worry about yet then?

 

[BelovedBirds]

My pekins love scrambled eggs and the runners always eye it very suspiciously.

Sprightly isn't keen on egg, she dips her beak in, (as though copying Dougie) picks up the smallest piece she can find and then just shakes her head vigorously so it goes flying. Dougie on the other hand went from "meh, this is okay" to absolutely obliterating it in the space of two days

 

[Miss Lydia]

They are still new layers it's normal to see things like this.

 

[ruthhope]

henopause I love it.
They have a good home with you!!
I'm not sure I'll ever understand people keeping poultry *just* for egg production, they have such great personalities! Mine are almost constantly making me laugh and smile. Hard work, but very rewarding!
My parents are surprised that I personally don't want to eat my duck eggs, they figure it's them "earning their keep" but I don't see the dogs laying any eggs and they cost a fortune to keep! Ducks are just like that, to me, their company is rewarding on its own!

My son has female ducks that are laying. One came on a sleepover at my home last year at the early stage when the egg laying was erratic. She was in the garden with my then juvenile drakes during the day, but came in to sleep in a blue kiddie pool in my Florida room for the night. She rewarded me with an egg in the morning and I just could not eat it knowing it was from her. I don't have a problem when I collect three of his eggs even though if I thought about it, I cold work out whose egg is whose. I don't think about it. But when I only had the one staying with me, it would have been like eating part of her!! I know that this is totally irrational but we duck mamas are prone to emotion not rationality!!!

Mop Head: queen of the Florida room................and her egg

 

[BelovedBirds]

My son has female ducks that are laying. One came on a sleepover at my home last year at the early stage when the egg laying was erratic. She was in the garden with my then juvenile drakes during the day, but came in to sleep in a blue kiddie pool in my Florida room for the night. She rewarded me with an egg in the morning and I just could not eat it knowing it was from her. I don't have a problem when I collect three of his eggs even though if I thought about it, I cold work out whose egg is whose. I don't think about it. But when I only had the one staying with me, it would have been like eating part of her!! I know that this is totally irrational but we duck mamas are prone to emotion not rationality!!!
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Mop Head: queen of the Florida room................and her egg

I feel the same! Especially after hatching eggs, the thought of eating one kinda grosses me out
I prefer scrambled tofu to scrambled eggs anyway
The more I've learned about eggs and egg laying, the more I've lost my appetite for them. My parents aren't involved in caring for the ducks, they're purely mine and my responsibility, so their knowledge is minimal.... Actually they pretty much know nothing about ducks, or laying. Knowing them as I do, I think they'd feel the same as me if they knew all the ins and outs- I spare them the details

 

[ruthhope]

@BelovedBirds that is why I am happy to have an all drake flock!! I love the ducks for the personalities and company, as pets. I just like hanging out with them!! I don't need any eggs!!

 

[BelovedBirds]

@BelovedBirds that is why I am happy to have an all drake flock!! I love the ducks for the personalities and company, as pets. I just like hanging out with them!! I don't need any eggs!!

honestly I hoped my ducks would be drakes! but they both insisted on being hens I plan to adopt a few unwanted ducks of various ages in the not too distant future, but longterm my duck keeping goal is to have a bachelor flock! That's the dream!

 

[BelovedBirds]

They are still new layers it's normal to see things like this.

on the note of calcium gluconate! I've just found this, would this be suitable?
It says "AgriLabs Calcium Gluconate 23% Solution is a fast acting aid in the treatment of milk fever in cattle.Contains 23 gms calcium gluconateper 100 ml. Dosage: 250-500 ml IV. Size: 500 Ml"

 

[BabyGotQuack]

honestly I hoped my ducks would be drakes! but they both insisted on being hens I plan to adopt a few unwanted ducks of various ages in the not too distant future, but longterm my duck keeping goal is to have a bachelor flock! That's the dream!

It never goes as planned! I want the hens an always get the dang drakes!

How come you want an all drake flock? Just cause you don’t want to deal with the eggs?

 

[BelovedBirds]

It never goes as planned! I want the hens an always get the dang drakes!

How come you want an all drake flock? Just cause you don’t want to deal with the eggs?

haha, after Sprightly started quacking I was somewhat relieved Dougie was a girl too, since I didn't have to stress about ratios urgently! But I had hoped both would be boys!

And yeah! Plus there's always a ton of drakes that need homes, and since I want to rescue some, it's just something I wanna try someday!