Southern Ducks - Winter Egg Production

[MIDuckLady]

Hello, I’ve always heard that a duck may take 6-9 months to start laying but most often will not start until after winter solstice. Is this just because of the shorter days or the cold weather?
I have just 1 of 4 ducks laying every day.
One stopped laying late October and my 9 month old Saxony has not started yet.

 

[CaliFarmsAR]

Hello, I’ve always heard that a duck may take 6-9 months to start laying but most often will not start until after winter solstice. Is this just because of the shorter days or the cold weather?
I have just 1 of 4 ducks laying every day.
One stopped laying late October and my 9 month old Saxony has not started yet.
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Beautiful ducks. I have Indian runner ducks and I read that wen the days are shorter they don’t lay eggs and that’s because they need 17 hours of light. My book is about Indian runner ducks so I don’t know if this is the same for the breeds you have.

 

[MIDuckLady]

Beautiful ducks. I have Indian runner ducks and I read that wen the days are shorter they don’t lay eggs and that’s because they need 17 hours of light. My book is about Indian runner ducks so I don’t know if this is the same for the breeds you have.

I have 4 purebred Saxony and 2 Saxony -Pekin mixes.

 

[DuckyDonna]

I've got only runners and my first 2 hatches were born June 1st both years and they didn't lay until January. This year's hatch was also born the first of June but started laying the middle of October. I was shocked to get eggs so early. I just don't know. I'm doing nothing with light, just letting nature take its course. We did have an extremely warm Sept and October but we did last year too.

 

[Ratchnick]

It is the light not the weather that slows egg production.

 

[PirateGirl]

I agree, it is the length of daylight, not the weather.