Duck eggs giving off "gas"

Never heard of it. Would be surprised if it were true as it would mean that there was a pretty fundemental difference in the biochemistry of ducks and chickens.

 

Thank you. Popping them in the incy now. 

The only time an egg gives off gas is when it's been partially incubated then died
That's any egg

Sarah

I picked up a swans egg off a raft of flood debris and it was actually fizzing...
I put it down again VERY gently and made off to a safe distance 

Hi Sarah. They be runners!!!!
Long term plan is to dig a proper pond in the field, and then I can have swimming ducks, too
A digger man will be coming to demolish the old shop next door to us in the next couple of weeks and do the groundwork. While he is here I am going to hi-jack him to dig a couple of test holes in the field. Then we'll get him to dig a big hole which will hopefully fill with water. We have gravel and clay seams and wells and underground springs and all sorts of funny stuff (spent a lot of time chatting to local farmers) so hopefully will manage to sort something out!! I love it when a plan comes together 

Sounds fab

I'd love to get a man and his digger down here  Sadly very single track road so it's spade and crowbar for me when I do ponds

Sarah

Sounds like a good way to keep fit