Why arent my ducks laying

[Adolfus Nile]

I have one duck that started laying in november and another that layed their first egg about a month ago and a third duck that ought to lay any moment now. I havent gotten an egg in 2 weeks or more and I have people who want to buy hatching eggs from me. Why would they not be laying? i tried for the past 2 weeks to feed them extra with no success. None of them are acting weird like they're eggbound. I was also going to pick up some pekin ducks someones getting rid of(for eating) so i'll have some foreign ducks around(but they'll be fenced in separately) which i think will stress them so that they are even less likely to lay. Today I'm going to go pick them up and while i do that i figured id go get some oystershell and corn and see if that will get them to lay. Any thoughts?

 

[troyer]

What breeds are they? That might be an indicator of why they're not laying.

 

[Adolfus Nile]

What breeds are they? That might be an indicator of why they're not laying.

Runners

 

[nuthatched]

No extra corn or treats will make them lay.
How old are they?

 

[Adolfus Nile]

No extra corn or treats will make them lay.
How old are they?

One duck is 36 weeks and the other two are 32 weeks

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

What is their regular diet of feed they get
We’re you providing oyster shells regular ?
Are the girls possibly laying in places you haven’t looked yet ?

 

[Adolfus Nile]

What is their regular diet of feed they get
We’re you providing oyster shells regular ?
Are the girls possibly laying in places you haven’t looked yet ?

Im really suspecting that they've hidden the eggs from me successfully but I cant find them. I feed them crushed up eggshells which ive had a lot of to give them from friends chicken's eggs. Havent fed oystershell yet. They get layer feed and food scraps. I give them a portion of food that they eat and dont leave any leftover at the end of the day but thats not a measurement that says much.

 

[nuthatched]

One duck is 36 weeks and the other two are 32 weeks

If you're coming out of winter, it may be awhile, just be patient.do you have a drake?

 

[Adolfus Nile]

If you're coming out of winter, it may be awhile, just be patient.do you have a drake?

Yeah ive got a drake.

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

Im really suspecting that they've hidden the eggs from me successfully but I cant find them. I feed them crushed up eggshells which ive had a lot of to give them from friends chicken's eggs. Havent fed oystershell yet. They get layer feed and food scraps. I give them a portion of food that they eat and dont leave any leftover at the end of the day but thats not a measurement that says much.

That all sounds like it should
You could try adding crushed oysters shells
I’m thinking they maybe hiding them
Birds are very good at that
What I did was get a few dog crates and take the door off
I would set the eggs In them when I found them scattered
The girls then started to lay in the crates 95% of the time
Yesterday I found an egg outside but usually they go back in the duck house to lay