How Often Does A Pet Duck Lay An Egg?

We used to keep ducks.

It has to be a female (bit obvious, I know, but never hurts to state the obvious). At least 16 weeks old.

Assuming that they are well-nourished, and get a decent dose of natural daylight every day (at least 8 hours) they will probably lay an egg every day of the year, except for a 6-8 week period when they are moulting.

They lay more eggs (in my experience) if there is a drake kept with them. Their eggs do not store as long as chicken eggs though; the shells are a bit more porous so more prone to bacterial invasion.

Ducks make a lot of bottom mess and they tear the garden up something incredible; having helped a friend keep chickens I think that chickens are easier to keep for eggs, but duck eggs have better flavour, and the ducks themselves are a bit more robust; less inclined to disease.

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It also depends on the breed of duck you have, some are very prelific layers usualy utility birds breed specifically for this purpose (such as kharki campbells), however some more ornamental breeds of ducks (such as call ducks) lay a very small amount per year as they are breed for different purposes.

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