I am guessing there will be a number of egg-laying records in the next few weeks to months. Today it reached eleven. I love eggs, don't get me wrong, but because duck eggs have more cholesterol than chicken eggs, I have to restrict my intake. PLEASE STOP BY AND TAKE SOME EGGS! Motorcyclist buddies may throw them at disrespectful cagers on an as-needed basis. (Take two dozen.)
A few days ago there was one enormous egg weighing in at 107 grams. That's about 50% bigger than your average jumbo chicken egg. The poor girl! It is written in various publications that egg size can vary a lot during the first year. I'll say.
Last Friday the Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA recently gave me a passing grade. More on that later.
Lastly, I am not kidding that I need a fowl sitter from between Saturday the 11th of February to the 18th -- 8 days. I'll try my neighbors but I want to keep all options open. The actual work consists of the following daily activities: adding some fresh bedding, putting food into the feeder, refreshing the automatic waterer, and letting them play outside for one hour, sunset being ideal. Worm digging is optional.
