Buyer question
How many eggs do Cayuga duck poultry lay?
Our Animal Library lists the Cayuga duck poultry at about 100–150 grey to white eggs a year (eggs).
Source: the Cayuga duck poultry page in the Everybarn Animal Library. Cayuga duck poultry in the Animal Library
The detail
Cayugas were developed in New York in the 1800s and have beetle-green black feathers. Their early-season eggs are often dark grey or black and lighten over the season, and they are calm, hardy and fairly quiet.
- Egg output
- 3 out of 5 (Moderate layer)
- Purpose
- Meat and eggs
- Best fit
- Backyard flocks, heritage
- Hardiness
- 5 out of 5 (Very hardy)
What to weigh
Cayugas lay fewer eggs than laying breeds. Dark pinfeathers make carcasses harder to clean.