OH MY...Chicken or duck egg..HUGE!

[kuntrygirl]

I would say duck egg. Looks like some of my duck eggs. Does it have a smooth/silky feel to it?

 

[wilmothfarms]

Actually it IS smoother than my other eggs! Duck then?

 

[shelleyd2008]

My leghorn eggs look like duck eggs, so it's hard to say. Both leghorns and pekins lay white-white eggs, though duck eggs are more translucent. You can 'see' the yolk from the outside of the egg in a pekin egg.
The film also says duck egg, that is how they are supposed to be. So looks like your duck is laying, congrats

 

[crtrlovr]

My Pekin lays eggs that are satiny smooth, and have a very slight greenish tint to them.

 

[kuntrygirl]

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Yes, I would have to say duck egg. All of my duck eggs are satin smooth to the touch.

 

[wilmothfarms]

YAY....FINALLY....100% verification!!!!! Went to feed this morning....pretty satin to the touch egg outside in the dog house thats converted into Lucy's nest box...and my Leghorn inside the coop in a nesting box! Found out that she (the Leghorn) has NOT been laying all this time apparently...its been Lucy who was inside the coop, inside that nesting box that I would have sworn was just too small for her to get her big duck butt into! I would have LOVED to seen her squeeze in there and move around to lay those first eggs in there! I'm glad she opted for her nesting spot I made outside for her finally! I knew those eggs were different when I cracked them open, but having those nesting boxes inside so small (or so I thought) for a Pekin to fit into just had me so confused!!!!!!!!!! Apparently I should have named her Mouse...she can squeeze into tight places! I see a new nickname here for her! Looking at the eggs close today there really is a diff in the shells too. Thanks SO much guys! I just love this site....I dont know what I'd do with out it!

 

[wilmothfarms]

Now the hard part...to figure out how to incubate them...LOL Guess I'll work on getting an incubator soon

 

[kuntrygirl]

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Do you think your girl is getting her clutch of eggs together before she decides to set on them? That is what my muscovy ducks do. They lay eggs for about 3 weeks and when they have enough and they are ready to set on eggs, that is what they do. I don't remove the eggs because I know their behavior and I know that they will begin to set. It's like clockwork. Always a 100% hatch rate. If you take her eggs, she may not sit because she won't have enough eggs.

Would this be her first eggs? What's her story?

 

[wilmothfarms]

Yes these are her very first eggs. Should I leave them to see if she sits on them? I hear that Pekins are bad at sitting until they are around two..but I do notice that she ALWAYS comes to see what I've done to the nest when I go get the eggs or add wood shavings or even walk by it, LeRoy her mate does the same thing....whats your suggestion? And if I do leave them, about how long should I leave them there before I see she is NOT going to sit on the eggs? I've taken about 8 eggs now from her. Too late? Oh goodness I hope not!

 

[kuntrygirl]

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Well, being as though I have no experience with Pekins, I really can't give you any advice . My experience is only with Muscovy Ducks. Maybe some Pekin experts can chime in and let us know.

I'm sorry that I could not help.