How to Boost Duck Egg Production Naturally? 100% Working

I wanted to talk to you guys today about duck eggs.

I don’t know if you’ve ever eaten one. Um, I will warn you — if you eat a duck egg, be prepared, ’cause your yard’s going to end up. Why? Duck eggs are delicious! You can’t find them in any store. You’ll be lucky to spot them in a farmers market.

So the only way to get them, typically, is to raise your own ducks, unless you’ve got a neighbor or family member already doing that. But anyway, this is how we get them.

🦆 Why Do Our Ducks Lay So Many Eggs?

So today is about duck eggs, and we’ve gotten a lot of questions on the blog about why our ducks produce so many eggs.

So, If you’ll see your ducks produced five eggs — and those ducks are babies. All six of them. They’re not laying anything yet. These four are the layers.

So how are we getting five eggs out of four laying ducks?

🌞 Summertime Plays a Big Role

Well, there’s a few things that we’re doing.

Number one is something we’re not doing at all — it’s something that just happens. It’s called summertime.

So ducks know that their eggs become babies — or maybe they don’t know, maybe it’s just a natural instinct. Either way, it’s easier to raise babies when the temperature is warmer.

They tend to lay more eggs when they have more sunlight hours. More light means more warmth, and that makes it better for their babies.

So the fact that it’s summertime and we’re getting a lot of light hours — that plays a massive role in how many eggs we get. That’s a big factor.

🐛 Nutrition Matters: What We Feed Our Ducks

There are some other factors though. To produce eggs, ducks need

One: Plenty of protein.

We give that protein to them in a few ways.

First — they need protein and calcium, and some other vitamins and minerals. And they actually get all of these in the same ways.

So let’s go over their feeding schedule.

🐔 16% Protein Layer Feed – The Foundation

The first thing we give them is 16% protein layer feed. That’s a typical feed for chickens that are laying eggs, not necessarily ducks.

Ducks have different requirements — like niacin and a few other things you won’t find in chicken feed. But the base of their food is that chicken feed.

🪰 Black Soldier Fly Larvae – Packed With Calcium

Next thing we give them every single day is black soldier flies — well, technically, black soldier fly larvae, the grubs they create.

Now, black soldier flies are packed, and I mean packed, with calcium. Way more calcium than you’ll find in mealworms or most other bugs.

They’ve got plenty of protein too. That’s another big factor.

I’ve got to come over here and take care of this pool — but anyway…

These soldier flies have everything the ducks need: protein, calcium, and extra vitamins and minerals.

We’re able to give them those every day because we have a larvae collection trap.

Here’s what we do:

We have bunnies, and I put the bunny poop in for the soldier fly larvae to eat. Then I collect the larvae, feed them to the ducks, and boom — they get all the nutrients they need.

What’s left? Fertilizer for the garden! It’s a whole ecosystem.

🐟 Weekly Treat: Minnows for Extra Boost

Another thing we do — the final thing — is once a week, maybe twice, we give them minnows.

We go to the local bait shop, buy three to four dozen minnows, and toss them into a freshly cleaned pool.

The ducks go wild for it. They love chasing them, love eating them — but most importantly, minnows provide even more calcium through their bones, lots of protein, and other nutrients like niacin, omega-3s, and so on.

🐣 Want More Eggs? Here’s What to Do

If you’ve got ducks and they’re not laying many eggs, consider this:

• Get them some black soldier fly treats
• Feed them minnows
• Use a good balanced layer feed

Do all that, and your ducks will start producing a bunch more eggs, just like ours do.