Thread: Duck Eggs

Are they Mallard or domestic (Moscovie etc)?
They are certainly richer in flavour that the Chook eggs and I recall my ma used to use less when baking with duck eggs.....

Originally Posted by Gibo

Are they Mallard or domestic (Moscovie etc)?
They are certainly richer in flavour that the Chook eggs and I recall my ma used to use less when baking with duck eggs.....

Maybe because they are larger? (Are they?)

I'm just day dreaming about living somewhere that I can have a coupe...is it legal to have ducks with clipped wings live in a coupe?

Originally Posted by Dougie

Maybe because they are larger? (Are they?)

I'm just day dreaming about living somewhere that I can have a coupe...is it legal to have ducks with clipped wings live in a coupe?

Yeah they are larger by a bit depending on the duck and the chicken, it was more to do with the flavour as it is way richer. Not sure how she compensated for the volume...not a baker...
We used to have a farm in town with ducks so dont think its a problem having "domestic" ducks in a coupe in town. Not sure on the rules for Mallards and Parries though.
If they come to take them away just cook em!!

Originally Posted by Gibo

Are they Mallard or domestic (Moscovie etc)?
They are certainly richer in flavour that the Chook eggs and I recall my ma used to use less when baking with duck eggs.....

I got introduced to ducks eggs when I was a kid living in Te Puke one of our freinds had a few mallard ducks set up camp in their chook house and never left so every time I stayed there I was always given bacon and scrambled duck eggs with baked beans for breakfast then was dragged out to the shearing shed with their father to work off the huge breakfast picking up wool for the day and would get some pocket money out of it too .