we sure did. He made great chicken and dumplingsmy grandmother never waisted any thing. The rooster got the grandkids one too many times and we was all invited over for dinner.
I let mine out around 7am now that it is dark longer if any have to lay after they are let out they just go back inside their house.
I've used nesting boxes and they're great because if your ducks lay in them because you'll know where the eggs are, you'll have to teach your girls to lay in them, though, by putting a fake egg. I currently don't have any nesting boxes. My ducks just use a nest they make in the hay, (Though sometimes some of them decide to just lay outside in the dirtNesting boxes or no nesting boxes. I need your thoughts on this please.
A white dot is a sign of fertilization. A sign of fertilization is more of a white bulls-eye. See https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/hatching-eggs-101 for pictures.Ok I just had my first cooked duck eggs. I have gotten 10 so far in 4 days.
Fist thing I noticed is the shell is not so easily cracked. No one had cracking these babies open. Next they are heavy. I started scrambling them right off I could tell the yolks are more dense I guess you could say. I cooked with up like I would scrambled chicken eggs. I noticed had this small white dot on them. Is that a sign of fertilizEd egg and or life???
Any way the verdict is in. They taste like a egg. I really don't taste much different between chicken and ducks. Could that be they are first eggs layed or there diet??I will not eat all 10 scrambled eggs mind you. My dogs (4) are waiting for a taste.
I'm drying out the shells then I'm going to mash them and give them to the ducks with there daily snack.
I think I will like duck eggs. Eating a little at a time. Making sure I'm not allergic. Yes I'm smart some times.
