My Drake just laid an egg

[MadamContrary]

Wow. Now I'm jealous

To be honest, I did think I had misidentified some males at first. But, I've been breeding for 11 years now and Coturnix are the best egg layers ever.

 

[Waddles and Dawdles Mom]

eggsCan you get a photo of your "drake" please? Drakes can't lay eggs, and female are known to mount each other for sun sometimes. Its likely you have two females, and Dawdles has been laying for a while.
You actually watched Waddles lay both eggs? Your certain one wasn't from Dawdles?

That's him in the pool and I saw her lay both eggs multiple times.

 

[Waddles and Dawdles Mom]

post pics of both ducks I believe there both female

He's in the pool

 

[fatty and friends]

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He's in the pool

that looks like a drake

 

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He's in the pool

They both look the same to me.... but I don't have ducks!!
But poultry rarely lay two eggs a day.

 

[fatty and friends]

But poultry rarely lay two eggs a day.

i have two girls and three drakes (the oldest are almost 3, i’m completely sure of their genders) and my girls used to lay 3 eggs a day all the time! not healthy for them though, and my girls are pets (we don’t use or sell their eggs in anyway) so definitely not a good thing

 

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i have two girls and three drakes (the oldest are almost 3, i’m completely sure of their genders) and my girls used to lay 3 eggs a day all the time! not healthy for them though, and my girls are pets (we don’t use or sell their eggs in anyway) so definitely not a good thing

Maybe you just have weird ducks..?

 

[Waddles and Dawdles Mom]

i have two girls and three drakes (the oldest are almost 3, i’m completely sure of their genders) and my girls used to lay 3 eggs a day all the time! not healthy for them though, and my girls are pets (we don’t use or sell their eggs in anyway) so definitely not a good thing

I agree and have discussed with vet. Vet said keep an eye on her to see if she starts showing signs of being exhausted. They are both only 8 months old so hormones are playing a roll.

 

[Waddles and Dawdles Mom]

Ducks rarely lay 2 eggs in one day. Thus your two females have each been laying regularly all along!

Actually I've seen Waddles lay both eggs.

 

[Waddles and Dawdles Mom]

They both look the same to me.... but I don't have ducks!!
But poultry rarely lay two eggs a day.

His bill is different, the males in this breed have the green and black and females have slate color.