Odd question. How long does it take for the egg to come out of the duck?

[CoMtns]

I just realized I've never seen my ladies lay an egg. How long does it take for the egg to "pop" out? I've noticed that one or two get a little off from time to time and it always seems to be when they are getting ready to lay either a very large egg or an egg in general. Then their behaviour goes back to normal. Nothing else happens with the other girls, just these two. One is a Rouen the other a Black Swedish. Both are about 2 yrs old now.

 

[deer trail duck farms]

they need atleast 16 hours of sunlight for an egg. so atleast that long thats the best answer i got.

 

[NatJ]

I just realized I've never seen my ladies lay an egg. How long does it take for the egg to "pop" out?

With chickens, the hen usually pushes the egg out with only a few minutes, if that, of obvious effort. It takes her a bit longer than it would take her to poop (something like one push to poop, half-a-dozen bigger pushes for the egg.) Some hens take a bit longer than others, and they may take a bit longer on some days than on other days.

I have no personal experience with ducks, but I did find a youtube video that shows it happening:

 

[CoMtns]

Well that's pretty quick! My girls have been pretty sneaky about laying. So I never see any of them in action.