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Mallard females lay one egg a day. They can lay up to 12 eggs in the nest, the eggs remain dormant until the female has finished laying, she then sits on them to i … ncubate the eggs. It can take about three weeks for the eggs to hatch, this way, all the ducklings hatch within hours of each other, and are ready to follow the mother as a group. Domestic ducks, at least the most common breeds, tend to live from 10 to 15 years in captivity. We know ducks mature in one year. We also know that they do not usually reproduce their last years (usually their 2 to 3 years of life). Therefore, it seems logical that ducks will be productive for 7-11 years.  Confidence votes 10. mallard ducks lay 7-10 eggs per brood and have one brood per year,meaning that the females mate once a year, although the male can mate more than once per year. Peace! They can lay up to 12 eggs in the nest, the eggs remain dormant until the female has finished laying, she then sits on them to i … ncubate the eggs. It can take about three weeks for the eggs to hatch, this way, all the ducklings hatch within hours of each other, and are ready to follow the mother as a group. Female mallards lay from 8-12 eggs. They lay one egg a day, then when they have completed laying, they will sit on the eggs to incubate them, this is why all duckl … ings hatch within hours of each other, ready to follow their mother as a group.Incubation can take approximately 28 days. Duck eggs hatch dependi … ng on the species of duck. Mallard ducks can hatch as early as 25 days, they do not follow the 28 scenario. They could also take as long as 35 days. Mallard females lay one egg a day. They can lay up to 12 eggs in the nest, the eggs remain dormant until the female has finished laying, she then sits on them to i … ncubate the eggs. It can take about three weeks for the eggs to hatch, this way, all the ducklings hatch within hours of each other, and are ready to follow the mother as a group. Duck eggs hatch dependi … ng on the species of duck. Mallard ducks can hatch as early as 25 days, they do not follow the 28 scenario. They could also take as long as 35 days. Ducks. For information on raising ducklings, go to Raising Ducklings and Goslings. Duck eggs take 28-30 days to hatch, except for Muscovy eggs, which take 35 days. If you find a wild duck's nest on your property and don't see the mother on the eggs, don't necessarily worry. Mallards lay between 8-12 eggs and muscovies lay between 12-18 eggs. The egg laying process lasts for an equal number of days (it takes 12 days to lay 12 eggs). Once egg laying is complete, she will leave the male (who will wait at the water for her) and she will begin incubation on the nest fulltime. In 24 to 28 days for wild mallard ducks (28 to 32 days for muscovies), all the eggs in the nest will hatch within a twenty-four to 48 hour period. incubated for 27-28 days to hatching with 50-60 days to fledging so 50-60 days i guess. At best, this is an ill formed answer, as it is not accurate. Duck eggs hatch dependi … ng on the species of duck. Mallard ducks can hatch as early as 25 days, they do not follow the 28 scenario. They could also take as long as 35 days. Answers. Best Answer: It really depends on the breed you have. Some ducks only lay in the 100s per year, others, like Campbells (I had one of these), can lay as many as 350 per year! :] My campbell generally laid an egg per day. Sometimes there would be 2, other days there would be none. :P We filled up our fridge pretty quickly! My ducks lay 1 egg per day, everyday. I think there was only one month in which they didn't lay any eggs. Ducks don't normally sit on their nest of eggs till they have a full clutch(which is approx. 12-15 eggs). One of my girls started laying not to long ago and after there was about 7 or 8 eggs i gathered them.
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