sent jesse on a mission to get eggs from the stand down the street and he came back with a half-dozen duck eggs. alas - duck eggs for breakfast. apparently, they've a higher yolk to egg ratio, so they're a favorite among yolk enthusiasts. because they were fresh, the yolks were brilliantly yellow. the only difference noticeable other than the larger yolk was a harder shell. considering we were soft-boiling, that was somewhat a hassle.