Will we have to wait until spring for eggs?

[Dances with Ducks]

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OH-HO!! That may explain a few things about my year olds!!
So Terry, does that apply to the super egg-laying breeds like the Khaki Campbell and Welsh Harlequin?
Do we need to get a few new hens every year to guarantee eggs in the winter?

 

[BarnSweet]

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I don't think she laid that shelless one in the pond on purpose (might have gotten a fright and squigged* it out, since it was shelless ).

The fawn and white runner is "overly fond" of her

. I wonder if it's her whacky crested hairdo

. Could be her flying ability, also. This seems to get his attention (which she is not overly happy about). She flew right by my head the other day and gave me a fright...
I did not squige out an egg

*how a buddy from New Zealand describes, love the way they talk, lol.

 

[DuckLady]

That was my goal. However, I started working with a rescue and was up to my eyeballs with ducks in no time. I always get "some" eggs in winter, but also long stretches with nothing.

But that is a great way to ensure eggs. Though ducks lay longer than chickens, so if you added 2 every 2 or 3 years you won't have a million ducks for eggs.