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    Runner Duck Laid Soft Egg For First Time

    Thank you so, so much! These three are our first ducks, so everything is new to me! (I'm also very much a helicopter duck-parent 🙂) I'm going to start calcium citrate daily and hopefully everything is back to normal once they're done with their molt! 🤞
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    Runner Duck Laid Soft Egg For First Time

    Hi! I thought I'd circle back here with an update/follow up question! The morning after I found the soft egg we had two eggs in their house, which I expected. I did a half tablespoon of the calcium citrate in their food that morning and the next morning we had three completely normal eggs...
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    Runner Duck Laid Soft Egg For First Time

    Amazing! We have a TSC nearby so I'm going to run there tomorrow and grab some. Doesn't hurt to have on hand just in case! Thank you so much!! They are such sweet and funny little ladies ☺️ I just spent about an hour and a half outside with them and they are acting as normal as can be. Lots of...
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    Runner Duck Laid Soft Egg For First Time

    Yes!! Our girls are SO spoiled. They're just so cute I can't help it 🙂 I have some calcium citrate on the way! Is this what you'd recommend to have on hand for calcium gluconate? Here are some pictures of our girls! We have Nancie (Nan for short, white/fawn), Josephine (Joey for short, black)...
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    Runner Duck Laid Soft Egg For First Time

    That is good to know!! We added oats to cut the protein down when they were younger and they seemed to prefer it so we still add just a little into their food. We will drop that and the corn going forward! We keep oyster shells in a side bowl for them at all times. Is that adequate in addition...
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    Runner Duck Laid Soft Egg For First Time

    We have three runner ducks that are 1 year old (born 5/23/23). This morning we had three eggs in their house as we normally do. I just found a soft egg in the middle of our yard. This would have been laid between 2:30pm and 5pm. This has never happened before! They have consistently laid 1 egg...
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    Duck Nutrition Requirements

    Such a great idea! I'm all for no waste and that'll probably help with the transition to the new food too! :)
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    Duck Nutrition Requirements

    @Jenbirdee and @CoriM thank you both so much for the info! I was so confused while they were in this "in-between" time, but this all makes perfect sense! Going to be ordering them some new food today :)
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    Duck Nutrition Requirements

    Hi! I am a relatively new duck mom and am a bit confused on the timeline for switching foods. We have three female runner ducks that are 23 weeks old. They are currently eating Manna Pro Duck Starter Grower Feed and I am mixing in oats for a 25% oats/75% feed ratio. I also mix in Fresh Eggs...
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