What’s your number is chickens to eggs per day ratio? We eat a ton of eggs at our house and are working on getting setup to start off with some ducks then maybe get some chickens. I read that ducks are a little easier on you garden area because that is where they will be kept.
We have about 30 layers, and get around 2 dozen a day. I bet ducks would be a lot kinder to gardens, no scratching! Good luck, I hope you can get some soon!