Hi,
I've been lurking in the forums for a while and really appreciate all of the information folks are willing to share. We have two young magpie ducks, both female. They started laying about a month ago, and have regularly given us two eggs a day, almost every day since they started. However, this morning, when my husband went out to get the eggs, he found NINE eggs, all together in a little dug out nest area. He's sure he didn't miss any yesterday or the day before, and their night pen is pretty small, so they're easy to see. So, my question is, is this normal and/or healthy? Won't they wear themselves out laying like that? Is there anything I should do to slow them down? I'm not complaining, but nine eggs from two birds just seems a bit... freakish.
Any help would be much appreciated!
PS-- They eat Mazuri waterfowl maintenance, oystershell and most of our table/veggie scraps.
I've been lurking in the forums for a while and really appreciate all of the information folks are willing to share. We have two young magpie ducks, both female. They started laying about a month ago, and have regularly given us two eggs a day, almost every day since they started. However, this morning, when my husband went out to get the eggs, he found NINE eggs, all together in a little dug out nest area. He's sure he didn't miss any yesterday or the day before, and their night pen is pretty small, so they're easy to see. So, my question is, is this normal and/or healthy? Won't they wear themselves out laying like that? Is there anything I should do to slow them down? I'm not complaining, but nine eggs from two birds just seems a bit... freakish.
Any help would be much appreciated!
PS-- They eat Mazuri waterfowl maintenance, oystershell and most of our table/veggie scraps.