Probably a stupid question, but...

[Kschwartz]

Do ducks lay all year round, or only seasonally (breeding season)? I haven't really ever thought about this and my ducks aren't even close to the laying age yet... so I was just wondering.

 

[ranchhand]

I honestly don't know, but I'll be looking out for the answer, too!

 

[TLWR]

Will depend on breed and light.
Mine started laying in January, but I had a light on in their house at night for a few hours to extend their 'daylight'

 

[Miss Lydia]

I don't use light in the winter, but my Muscovies stop laying in Sept. and start back in April.

 

[Amiga]

My runners lay year 'round. It seems that for them, light may have something to do with it but temperature is more important. If they stay at 40F or above, I get about 6 eggs from 10 ducks daily, at least. Summertime, I get more like 7 or 8 (lost one duck, so now we're at nine, and the other day we got nine egge from nine ducks).

I learned this by moving them from their outdoor house (30 - 35F at night) to the basement duck pen (40 - 45F) and seeing the number of eggs for ten ducks increase from two or three a day to six a day.

 

[Luvmyducks]

Anyone know about Magpie ducks? Do they lay year round?

 

[sonew123]

My 2 khaki runners lay everyday-they took a short break to molt but right back to two eggs a day

 

[destinduck]

Like the others said. The breed ,light and temp dictate how often they lay. Mainly the breed.

 

[tay_boe]

Around what age will pekins, cayugas, and runners begin to lay?

 

[Amiga]

My first runner to lay began at 16 weeks 4 days. But who was counting?

The rest were laying 6 weeks later.