What time of the Day (Night) do your Ducks lay?

[Blueicebird]

I kept waking earlier and earlier in the day to discover when my Khaki Campbell, Brittney, laid her egg. 5 AM rolls around and there is still a beautiful white egg, cooled, in the nest.

Well last night I went out at 12:30 AM (midnight) to close the coop, because I had forgotten earlier in the day, and found her laying in the next boxes getting ready to pop one out. Midnight? Really?! So in order to get a fertile egg from her I will have to go out between 12-1 am? Ugg!

When does anyone elses Duck lay?

 

[DUCKGIRL89]

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i went out at 5 am to get eggs and all of them laid one. and you dont need to collect them the minute their laid to hatch them.

 

[Blueicebird]

With it being colder, I want to collect them before the embryo dies from freezing. Otherwise I will have to wait till Spring.

 

[DUCKGIRL89]

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oh, yeah that makes more sence. lol.

 

[Evelle]

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oh, yeah that makes more sence. lol.

ive hatched eggs that i had in the fridge...
there also has been studys of freezing an egg and hatching them..

 

[DUCKGIRL89]

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oh, yeah that makes more sence. lol.

ive hatched eggs that i had in the fridge...
there also has been studys of freezing an egg and hatching them..

actually, now that i think of it, ive collected eggs for evelle in the winter time and hers are doing good. so that doesnt make sence?

 

[Blueicebird]

Hmm, Maybe I will have to try a batch and see what happens.

 

[Evelle]

THEY SURE ARE!! december 1 is hatchday and i only lost one (prolly wasnt fertial never grew)
yea i have 4 chicken outside right now who came out of the fridge

ill even find pictures of them if i can get or find them. they are happy healthy (minus lucky he had a date with death the day he hatched but still very much alive hence why his name is lucky

)

 

[DUCKGIRL89]

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Thats amazing. Lol.

 

[newbyduckmom]

The other night all three laid at about 1 am....(we have a ducky cam, yes, I was watching). Normally about 5 am or so.