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    Welsh Harlequin

    My girls went through a very heavy molt this Fall. Now i get one egg a day out of four girls. They were laying really well until the molt. About how long before they begin again? Maybe it is the length of daylight?
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    What causes this?

    Thanks again. I can easily do ground flax seed. They love the koi pond and last year I had no problem with soft eggs, but last year we had a lot more stringy algae in the ponds. They do love that and the snails. again hardly any snails this year. Have no idea why the difference, but that...
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    What causes this?

    Thanks. I have tried the standard calcium supplements and still get the soft shells once in awhile. They are all in a heavy molt now too.
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    What causes this?

    I fond this egg with a soft shell. I have seen soft shelled eggs before but not with that white twisted chord like thing. Anything to worry about?
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    soft eggs

    I have four ducks. Two buff and two welsh harlequin. Within the last week we have found two eggs that do not have the hard shell. All the ducks are from one to two years old. Since this has never happened before what should I do if anything. Thanks!
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    Would a drake help?

    Thanks for your comments. I guess I will just wait and see. With this behavior does egg production decrease as well? We have suddenly had a great decrease in the number of eggs per day.
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    Would a drake help?

    I started with five Welsh Harlequin (3 girls, 2 boys) and two buff girls. I have given my two drakes away because they would not leave my five girls alone. Things were good for two weeks now the girls are going broody and at least one of them is attempting to breed the other girls. The...
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    broody duck

    Thanks for the info. This is the first time I have had this happen. The WH are only 13mo old. I will make sure she is OK.
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    broody duck

    My Welsh Harlequin girl has decided to go broody. She has a nest under a shrub and I think the other girls are putting eggs there as well. The eggs we have collected from the five girls has gone down to one a day. As the number decreased I began to look for a nest by the time I found it there...
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    broody duck

    My Welsh Harlequin girl has decided to go broody. She has a nest under a shrub and I think the other girls are putting eggs there as well. The eggs we have collected from the five girls has gone down to one a day. As the number decreased I began to look for a nest by the time I found it there...
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    drake problem

    Thanks for the advice. I guess I already knew this. Anyone in the Dallas area need a very pretty Welsh Harlequin Drake?
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    drake problem

    I have seven ducks. Two are buff girls, three are WH girls and then two WH drakes. The two buff girls are a year plus and the WH ducks are this years hatch. Now for the problem. The one drake has become so rough with the buff girls and the smallest WH girl that they wont get in the pond...
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    Do ducks go to bed at night in the coop like chickens do?

    I herd mine in at night as well. However, if I get out a little late i find them in their pen already. They learn if it is done every night and I think they now feel safe in there.
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    Welsh harlequins diving

    OK. All love the water here. I was just so surprised to see the whole duck that far under water. We have so many wild mallards in N. Texas with all the ponds in the subdivisions and golf courses. I had never seen the mallards around here diving. The wild Mallard we had in the yard would...
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