# Duck eggs **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 17, 2016, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duck-eggs/760101 "2016-07-17T03:42:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![drewder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/57b2e6/32.png) [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2016, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duck-eggs/760101/1 "2016-07-17T03:42:33Z")
Have you tried duck eggs? Do you like them less than, as much, or better than chicken eggs? Would you buy them if you saw them in the store? I ask because I’ve got a couple of ducks who’ve not yet started laying eggs and was wondering how hard selling their eggs will be and if I should get some more. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2016, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duck-eggs/760101/2 "2016-07-17T04:41:42Z")
I’ve purchased them at the farmer’s market. They’re a little bigger than chicken eggs and have somewhat rubbery shells, so they bend a bit before you can crack them. I never just boiled one up and ate it, but I did use them in baking and didn’t detect any difference compared to chicken eggs. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2016, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duck-eggs/760101/3 "2016-07-17T05:05:09Z")
Taste like chicken eggs only bigger. Yeah, I’d buy 'em if I saw 'em, I buy quail eggs a few times a year too. ---
**Author:** ![Shalmanese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2016, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duck-eggs/760101/4 "2016-07-17T09:40:41Z")
They’re a little richer than chicken eggs due to the higher yolk:white ratio and they taste eggier. When I see them around, I like to make a duck egg carbonara with them to really show off the eggy quality. But if you have a steady supply of them, you can basically use them in lieu of chicken with the adjustment of 1 duck egg for every 1.5 chicken eggs in a recipe. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2016, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duck-eggs/760101/5 "2016-07-17T14:30:57Z")
I’ve had them a few times. I like them fine, but I didn’t taste much difference between duck and chicken eggs. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2016, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duck-eggs/760101/6 "2016-07-17T15:01:09Z")
In my experience, an average farmed duck egg is “eggier” than the average farmed chicken egg. So they are about the same level of “egginess” as the eggs from a proper free range hen that lives outside and eats bugs. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2016, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duck-eggs/760101/7 "2016-07-17T15:02:19Z")
> [@zoid](#): > > I buy quail eggs a few times a year too. Quail eggs are great, proper little bite size tastiness. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2016, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duck-eggs/760101/8 "2016-07-17T15:06:49Z")
I love duck eggs, and buy them whenever I’m given the opportunity over chicken eggs. ---
**Author:** ![drewder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/57b2e6/32.png) [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2016, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duck-eggs/760101/9 "2016-07-17T15:33:20Z")
> [@Baron\_Greenback](#): > > In my experience, an average farmed duck egg is “eggier” than the average farmed chicken egg. So they are about the same level of “egginess” as the eggs from a proper free range hen that lives outside and eats bugs. Yeah my chicks and ducks free range for their food, much cheaper than feeding them 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2016, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duck-eggs/760101/10 "2016-07-17T17:37:23Z")
I’ve never had them but seeing this thread makes me want to try them. And also to try cooking and baking with them as well, to make a comparison. I know a woman who is an artist, an expert at decorating Easter eggs in the Russian/Ukrainian style. She has also decorated duck eggs, which gives even more surface for elaborate designs. But I don’t know where she gets the shells. She was considering buying an ostrich egg, the shells of which can be purchased through specialty suppliers. ---
**Author:** ![PlumBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ee59a6/32.png) [@PlumBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlumBob)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2016, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duck-eggs/760101/11 "2016-07-18T15:17:33Z")
If you like rich runny yolks, you’ll love duck eggs. I prefer them to chicken eggs. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2016, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duck-eggs/760101/12 "2016-07-18T16:35:11Z")
> [@PlumBob](#): > > If you like rich runny yolks, you’ll love duck eggs. I prefer them to chicken eggs. Then you’d _love_ goose eggs. Every so often I’ll make sunny side up goose eggs, cooking covered over gentle heat and basting with broth. Great photo-op as well. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2016, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duck-eggs/760101/13 "2016-07-18T19:43:21Z")
I’ve had goose and duck eggs. Both are quite good. Very rich. They taste high in calories and cholesterol, if you can taste for that kind of thing. Still, good.