The Duck Thread

[magicdave]

I don't think I'd be too worried about a single day, especially since she laid one in addition to the soft one yesterday. Pekins are good egg producers, but they typically don't lay every single day year-round anyway. I might be getting a little concerned if she doesn't lay again by Saturday, but not right now if she seems okay otherwise.

Oyster shells. Most often an egg without a shell indicates a calcium deficiency.

 

[chrissillmusic]

Random question, does anyone have one or two female pekin or jumbo pekin ducks for sale? I need some for my lonely drake. Thanks!

 

[duckies1230]

So I got home from work tonite and this egg was laying in the middle of their floor. Not as bad as the one yesterday but flimpsy, I touch it and it dents in then rolls back into shape. So I decided to take the eggs out of her nest. After I counted them, I realized there were 6 meaning she laid one earlier and this almost shell less one is once again her second of the day. Why is she laying two again? The first one is hard as a rock, almost impossible to crack open. The second one is flimsy. Im still baffled. So I left 3 in the nest and took 3 not that she cared I even took them. After cracking them open, they are fertile. Can I still feed them to the ducks if their fertile? And the huge egg I have yet to crack, I'm scared something is in it!!!!!

 

[duckies1230]

Random question, does anyone have one or two female pekin or jumbo pekin ducks for sale? I need some for my lonely drake. Thanks!

It took me over as month to find a female adult pekin. Are u the one from Pittsburgh?

 

[duckies1230]

Oyster shells. Most often an egg without a shell indicates a calcium deficiency.

She eats plenty of oyster shells. She's laying one in the morning with shell as hard as a rock. The second one she lays in the evening is basically shell less.

 

[duckies1230]

So I got home from work tonite and this egg was laying in the middle of their floor. Not as bad as the one yesterday but flimpsy, I touch it and it dents in then rolls back into shape. So I decided to take the eggs out of her nest. After I counted them, I realized there were 6 meaning she laid one earlier and this almost shell less one is once again her second of the day. Why is she laying two again? The first one is hard as a rock, almost impossible to crack open. The second one is flimsy. Im still baffled. So I left 3 in the nest and took 3 not that she cared I even took them. After cracking them open, they are fertile. Can I still feed them to the ducks if their fertile? And the huge egg I have yet to crack, I'm scared something is in it!!!!!

I open the big egg, it had a dbl yolk but it wasn't fertile.

 

[chrissillmusic]

It took me over as month to find a female adult pekin. Are u the one from Pittsburgh?

No I am from California. I have two 3 month old drakes so I was going me to just buy some duckling hens online but it's too expensive.

 

[kdunn716]

Random question, does anyone have one or two female pekin or jumbo pekin ducks for sale? I need some for my lonely drake. Thanks!

I have a few dozen eggs on their way to me right now. Im sure ill get a few females out of there. And we definitely wont be able to keep all of them lol ill let you know in about a month if you would like.

 

[standardpoodlel]

what ducks lay eggs year around?

 

[chrissillmusic]

I have a few dozen eggs on their way to me right now. Im sure ill get a few females out of there. And we definitely wont be able to keep all of them lol ill let you know in about a month if you would like.

That would be awesome! Let me know!