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Duck Eggs and Winter Squash
September 27, 2012 in Animals, Harvesting | Tags: ancona, ducks, eggs, laying, squash, squash species, winter squash | 4 comments
Finally! We found our first duck egg on the morning of the 20th. I had hoped they would start laying around the 9th, but the information you read on when ducks start laying is always given as a range. It depends on the size of the duck and the time of year. For our Ancona ducks, it turned out to be almost exactly 5 months (they were born on April 22nd or 23rd). The next day, we found two eggs. And so far, that’s it in terms of who’s laying, but we have gotten two eggs every day since then. Read the rest of this entry »