Weird egg laying and bloated chest

[canvascreations]

Thank you so much for your responses. Her diet is as follows. AM dark green lettuce, mealworms, duck high protein scratch.
Pm: corn, peas, strawberries, black eyes peas, squash plus what I feed her in am .Her breath doesn't seem weird. Poops pretty greenish or brown and vary from runny to solid

 

[Ravynscroft]

Is she getting any layer feed? Regular formulated feed?

Definitely not getting enough calcium for an active layer, she really needs to replace her calcium or laying will wear her down as it will pull the calcium from her own body...

 

[canvascreations]

She was laying perfect before the accident with the bobcat. Guess I'm getting her some oyster shell tomorrow. She is eating Purina game bird chow.- growth and plumage formula.

 

[Ravynscroft]

She was laying perfect before the accident with the bobcat. Guess I'm getting her some oyster shell tomorrow. She is eating Purina game bird chow.- growth and plumage formula.

Calcium depletion is a slow but continuous process... she would lay fine until the drain on her body became too much... it still could be trauma caused, but she still needs the extra calcium...

Just be careful of the protein levels, gamebird feeds *usually* have a bit too much for domestic ducks... Purina Layena would be fine, or Flock Raiser with oyster shell on the side... if you do oyster shell on the side and not a layer feed, just make sure she eats some of the oyster shell regularly... my ducks will self regulate just fine, but some won't eat oyster shell... those ones really need the layer feed with the calcium added in, just fyi...

 

[casportpony]

X2 on the Purina game bird... One of them is 30%, which is too high a protein.

 

[casportpony]

oh, that's a x2 on everything @Ravynscroft said, not just the protein.

 

[canvascreations]

Calcium depletion is a slow but continuous process... she would lay fine until the drain on her body became too much... it still could be trauma caused, but she still needs the extra calcium...

Just be careful of the protein levels, gamebird feeds *usually* have a bit too much for domestic ducks... Purina Layena would be fine, or Flock Raiser with oyster shell on the side... if you do oyster shell on the side and not a layer feed, just make sure she eats some of the oyster shell regularly... my ducks will self regulate just fine, but some won't eat oyster shell... those ones really need the layer feed with the calcium added in, just fyi...

 

[canvascreations]

Thank you for your help and useful advise. I am going to switch her food.

 

[Ravynscroft]

Thank you for your help and useful advise. I am going to switch her food.

Very welcome... just concerned for your duck...

If her eggs don't harden up properly soon, she *may* need a quick boost of concentrated calcium... just holler at me or @casportpony if the issue continues... good luck!

 

[aart]

Thank you for your help and useful advise. I am going to switch her food.

How's her crop looking?