Why Arn't Duck Eggs Popular?

[jbear]

I was really amazed at this too--an egg is an egg and why shouldn't you eat it?? My friends were totally weirded out by eating a duck egg. Since my girls are call ducks--the eggs are not much bigger than some of the bantam chicken eggs--mostly the aracauna's--and they even have that slight blue-green tinge that the araucana eggs have... so--"what duck egg??" lol! I fixed my son a goose egg for breakfast--scrambled with cheese and real bacon bits in it--he couldn't finish it, that was one ginourmous egg! it was great tasting though!

 

[Amiga]

This afternoon some neighborhood kids came over to see the ducklings. When I mentioned they would, Lord willing, be laying eggs by the end of summer, a child asked if those could be eaten. I think she asked if they were "real eggs." Cute

I hope they have a chance to try them, and I hope they enjoy them!

 

[Bettacreek]

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I just bought three more quail hens, since my hatch only consisted of one hen. My incubator AND my hatcher will both be crammed full (yeah, ask me how that's going to work when it comes time to hatch something...) So, I'll be eating quail eggs for three weeks. Hopefully by next summer, I can have choice of chicken, quail or duck eggs!

 

[Mackay]

All the replies! Thanks

We are in the middle of construction of our homesite so there won't be animals for a while yet but we put two ponds in this year and I just see Ducks Ducks Ducks!

Hubby says their poop is to slimmy but I say $6 a dozen? Live with it! ( I was really thinking $4 would be a good price)

I'm thinking 12 ducks......sshhh! don't tell him yet

if lawn is watered and mowed I don' think it will be such a big problem. There's gonna be lots of lawn here!

Thanks for all the encouragement.... I will hold fast to my vision!

 

[Quailbuddy]

What is the taste difference between duck eggs and chicken eggs ?

 

[Quailbuddy]

oh also what do quail eggs taste like ? i cant decide which to get ( quail, chicken or duck . . . .)

 

[Amiga]

My initial thought may not be helpful - why not get some of each?

And duck eggs taste a little stronger, but are very good.

 

[Quailbuddy]

the only eggs i have acess to are store bought chicken eggs

and I really want ducks and chickens but am also thinking about quails . . .

 

[Bettacreek]

I have to second that... Get all three! I've yet to eat quail eggs I always give them to the kids, because they're neat kid sized eggs, lol. But, I've heard that they're a touch sweeter than chicken eggs.
I plan to have all three before long. I have a barred rock roo and two reddish brown egg layer (golden comets?) chicks and about 23 eggs in the incubator (same as the chicks I have 18 BR and 5ish of the unIDed ones). I also put in two dozen "mixed" duck eggs (I have NO idea what they are, besides "mixed", they came from the auction) and have two + pekins reserved at the feed store for next Friday. I of course also have button quail and coturnix quail. I'm still working on my coturnix breeding stock (I hatched one hen out of 20 eggs, lol), and then I'll be focusing 100% on meaties and egg production (for sales and personal eating). My ducks will also be eggs/meaties. Chickens, you guessed it, eggs/meaties.

 

[Quailbuddy]

maybe i will get all three . . .

which breed do you prefer for laying button quail or coturnix quail?