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Cracked open an egg this afternoon, and there's this huge hard looking chunk about the size of a marble (not as round) in the white of the egg. I should've taken a picture to show everyone, it doesn't look like a meat spot. I was weirded out and threw it out instead. Could this have been a meat spot? It was so big, and I know the girls are having a hard time in the heat. (Been doing what we can, fresh water and watery produce, electrolytes, lots of shade).

 

Also, I'm not sure which duck it is. We have 3 layers, and one drake. One layer and the drake are new in the last couple weeks, adopted. The previous owners stated they would mate daily and she'd lay one/day. As far as I know, they're doing their business and one of the eggs is hers. Our other 2 have consistently laid 1/day, so we'd get 2. Well, we're still getting 2. Unless one is laying their eggs in a bush (they free range), one has either stopped laying, or 2 have slowed down production. Could this be the problem? Should I separate all of them and pinpoint who is the issue and what else can we do? They've acted just find toward each other, so I figured everyone was ok with the newcomers.

 

Sorry, lots of questions, didn't think multiple threads would be beneficial..

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Cracked open an egg this afternoon, and there's this huge hard looking chunk about the size of a marble (not as round) in the white of the egg. I should've taken a picture to show everyone, it doesn't look like a meat spot. I was weirded out and threw it out instead. Could this have been a meat spot? It was so big, and I know the girls are having a hard time in the heat. (Been doing what we can, fresh water and watery produce, electrolytes, lots of shade).

 

Also, I'm not sure which duck it is. We have 3 layers, and one drake. One layer and the drake are new in the last couple weeks, adopted. The previous owners stated they would mate daily and she'd lay one/day. As far as I know, they're doing their business and one of the eggs is hers. Our other 2 have consistently laid 1/day, so we'd get 2. Well, we're still getting 2. Unless one is laying their eggs in a bush (they free range), one has either stopped laying, or 2 have slowed down production. Could this be the problem? Should I separate all of them and pinpoint who is the issue and what else can we do? They've acted just find toward each other, so I figured everyone was ok with the newcomers.

 

Sorry, lots of questions, didn't think multiple threads would be beneficial..

Sometimes weird things like that show up I wouldn't worry much unless you saw it often, I think the really hot weather could play a role in it too. welcome-byc.gif  Congrats on the new ducks! 

Living in the Beautiful Mountains of Western N.C.. with 16 chickens= EE's, Game, Cochin bantams,Light Brahma,  13Muscovy ducks, 1Embden Gander,1 Toulouse goose, 3 mini Dachshunds, 1 mixed breed, pond goldfish,  and a wonderful Husband who makes it all possible..♥

 



 

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Living in the Beautiful Mountains of Western N.C.. with 16 chickens= EE's, Game, Cochin bantams,Light Brahma,  13Muscovy ducks, 1Embden Gander,1 Toulouse goose, 3 mini Dachshunds, 1 mixed breed, pond goldfish,  and a wonderful Husband who makes it all possible..♥

 



 

~~http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jYLTn4fKYQ~~

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post #3 of 13

I couldn't have said it better myself Miss Lydia!

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You'll get tons of great answers on here!

I have one female black Swedish duck, Quackers.

She is the world to me and I don't know what I would do without her.

I also have a hamster, 20 gallon fish tank, and two cats.

I am clearly an animal lover and that will NEVER change.

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I have one female black Swedish duck, Quackers.

She is the world to me and I don't know what I would do without her.

I also have a hamster, 20 gallon fish tank, and two cats.

I am clearly an animal lover and that will NEVER change.

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Thanks so much you two! Really helps calm my worries. Weirdest thing ever. 

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Forgot to say if they are all getting along as a flock I wouldn't separate them. 

Living in the Beautiful Mountains of Western N.C.. with 16 chickens= EE's, Game, Cochin bantams,Light Brahma,  13Muscovy ducks, 1Embden Gander,1 Toulouse goose, 3 mini Dachshunds, 1 mixed breed, pond goldfish,  and a wonderful Husband who makes it all possible..♥

 



 

~~http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jYLTn4fKYQ~~

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Living in the Beautiful Mountains of Western N.C.. with 16 chickens= EE's, Game, Cochin bantams,Light Brahma,  13Muscovy ducks, 1Embden Gander,1 Toulouse goose, 3 mini Dachshunds, 1 mixed breed, pond goldfish,  and a wonderful Husband who makes it all possible..♥

 



 

~~http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jYLTn4fKYQ~~

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One of our chickens had something like that once:

 

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It was a huge egg and had another incompletely formed egg inside the shell. You can see it in the picture above at the very bottom. idunno.gif The complete egg tasted okay and I'm still alive so I guess it was. smile.png

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OldGuy43

When evaluating data one should always consider the source and remember, no one wants to make illegal that which he wants to do.

 

All of our money is invested in T Bills.

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One of our chickens had something like that once:

 

700

 

It was a huge egg and had another incompletely formed egg inside the shell. You can see it in the picture above at the very bottom. idunno.gif The complete egg tasted okay and I'm still alive so I guess it was. smile.png

Old guy that is gross, you may still be alive but for how long.  lol.png

Living in the Beautiful Mountains of Western N.C.. with 16 chickens= EE's, Game, Cochin bantams,Light Brahma,  13Muscovy ducks, 1Embden Gander,1 Toulouse goose, 3 mini Dachshunds, 1 mixed breed, pond goldfish,  and a wonderful Husband who makes it all possible..♥

 



 

~~http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jYLTn4fKYQ~~

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Living in the Beautiful Mountains of Western N.C.. with 16 chickens= EE's, Game, Cochin bantams,Light Brahma,  13Muscovy ducks, 1Embden Gander,1 Toulouse goose, 3 mini Dachshunds, 1 mixed breed, pond goldfish,  and a wonderful Husband who makes it all possible..♥

 



 

~~http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jYLTn4fKYQ~~

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LOL That is pretty nasty looking! That's bigger and redder than what this was! Gut roll Lydia, I was thinking the same thing. gig.gif

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OldGuy, so you think that was another, odd shaped egg inside the proper egg? Sometimes that can happen - whatever is in the region of the shell gland gets coated in shell, and it can come out kinda weird and wacky sometimes. I have a young duck that ends up with granules of blue shell pigment in her eggs now and then. I guess they are left over from the last egg and they get enclosed in the next egg to come along. Nowhere near as impressive as your egg though!!

Swedish ducks in Black, Blue and Splash
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OLD GUY- EWWWWWWWWWW.  I am not eating eggs for a LONG time.
 

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