Call duck laying soft shelled eggs?

[20123001]

i posted this on another topic but maybe more people will be able to help? so first call duck egg of the season right? should be

but i only have one problem.... shes only laying soft shelled eggs! Anyone out there have any suggestions on what i can do to stop this? is there any good supplements out there? does she need more calcium? I used to have 3 girls and one was laying soft shelled eggs last year but i didnt know who .. well now i do! is this genetics?

 

[Luvducks]

My one Call Duck laid soft shell eggs last year so I added Calcium and the shell did harden. This year all shells are hard. Also, last year were her first eggs.

About the genetics I do not know so hopefully someone else can help.

 

[1st time pekineers]

a couple of our pekins were laying some soft shellers during the real cold weather, we fed more,(flockraiser*) and mixed in crushed oyster shell, and all is well. now it's just part of the daily diet. good luck to all, hope this helps.

 

[Hattiegun]

one of my calls laid her First egg in Feb and it was soft, which is common.. I leave out free choice oyster shell in a seperate bowl by itself and my girls gobble it down (when they are laying) like candy..that way I dont have to switch feed.... it was the only soft one. Did u leave out oyster shell.? otherwise you would need to feed layer feed.

 

[20123001]

thanks! I went out and bought a bag of the oyster shell and hopefully they will start to eat it soon!

 

[Borncountry419]

I just found the same thing today! It was a dime sized soft shelled green egg! I got a normal egg yesterday, but these are also the first eggs from my calls.