When Did your pekin ducks start laying eggs?

[RaisingDucks2020]

I have 3 pekins and 3 mallards 4 and 5 weeks old I know I have a while to wait yet! But I was wondering when your pekins started laying their first egg??

 

[Isaac 0]

Around 5-7 months. Welcome to BYC!

 

[CoriM]

My pekins started laying way earlier than I expected. I can't remember exactly, but I think they were about 20-22 weeks old. My welsh harlequins, who were only one week younger, started laying three months after my pekins.

 

[sunnie7]

I got my Pekins March 10th and I just found an egg 2 days ago....thought it was a weird first chicken Egg at first but I’m thinking maybe one of my ducks are the first to lay!?!?
Have yours started laying yet?

 

[Mylied]

My newest girl laid her first egg yesterday. She's between 4-5 months.

 

[Mylied]

I got my Pekins March 10th and I just found an egg 2 days ago....thought it was a weird first chicken Egg at first but I’m thinking maybe one of my ducks are the first to lay!?!?
Have yours started laying yet?
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Duck eggs feel different than chicken eggs. They feel kind of waxy. The whites are also more viscous than chicken eggs.

 

[sunnie7]

Duck eggs feel different than chicken eggs. They feel kind of waxy. The whites are also more viscous than chicken eggs.

Well I think mines struggling a little laying because the second egg yesterday was pretty much shelless it had the think layer around it but as soon as I picked it up it broke. I’ve had calcium out for 2 weeks now. Hopefully it gets better and she’s just working out beginner kinks. I cracked it this morning...for sure duck?

 

[ibarbidahl]

Easiest way to tell is to put it in a white bowl. If the white is completely clear - it's duck. If you can't tell, crack a store bought chicken egg next to it. You can see the difference. This does look like duck, They stand up more. But with the clear bowl it's hard to tell

 

[Mylied]

Well I think mines struggling a little laying because the second egg yesterday was pretty much shelless it had the think layer around it but as soon as I picked it up it broke. I’ve had calcium out for 2 weeks now. Hopefully it gets better and she’s just working out beginner kinks. I cracked it this morning...for sure duck?
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I call it more mucusy, like it stretches out more and is less watery than chicken. It does look like a duck egg.

 

[sunnie7]

Duck Egg?? also can you tell if it’s fertilized? A friend that was over said he could tell by their noises that I have 2 females and a male but I don’t see drake feathers on any and they are around 18-19 weeks old. I did however notice a few days ago 2 of them were very muddy on their backs possibly from a drake...