Egg laying ducks and limpy duck

[Miss Lydia]

i actually tried feeding her crushed oyster shell

You don't have to feed it to her just put some out in a separate dish and she'll use it as needed.

 

[Miss Lydia]

no shes not egg bound,she always lays eggs,but this time 10 eggs,which is better than last time which is 7 eggs,but 6 of them broke because of the powerful wind and heavy rains,this time i am giving her uncooked balut eggs which hatched,just like in my thread,i buyed her moving like a penguin but worse

So she is broody again? and your giving her some ducklings that have already hatched? and when you bought her she was moving like a penquin? which makes me think either over weight or egg bound. I'm sorry if I am not understanding.

 

[magicdave]

no i am in the philippines

Really does sound like a Niacin deficiency. It sometimes be corrected with Niacin but it take a while.

 

[JadeComputerGal]

@THescovieguy , can you tell us what you feed your ducks for their regular duck feed? I would get a vitamin and electrolyte supplement that says it's specifically for poultry and mix it in the drinking water. Also, can you tell us how old the duck is if you know?

 

[THescovieguy]

So she is broody again? and your giving her some ducklings that have already hatched? and when you bought her she was moving like a penquin? which makes me think either over weight or egg bound. I'm sorry if I am not understanding.

yes she i broody,no i am going to give her uncooked balut eggs,yes,no egg bound cause she lays healthy eggs

 

[THescovieguy]

@THescovieguy , can you tell us what you feed your ducks for their regular duck feed? I would get a vitamin and electrolyte supplement that says it's specifically for poultry and mix it in the drinking water. Also, can you tell us how old the duck is if you know?

i feed her normal duck layer feed,dont know the name,she is 9 months by now

 

[Miss Lydia]

yes she i broody,no i am going to give her uncooked balut eggs,yes,no egg bound cause she lays healthy eggs

Those Scovy's sure do like to brood. Please let us know when she hatches these eggs. What do you do with all the ducklings?

 

[magicdave]

Feeding r

yes she i broody,no i am going to give her uncooked balut eggs,yes,no egg bound cause she lays healthy eggs

Feeding raw eggs and even balut eggs is a very bad idea. It encourages egg eating.

 

[JadeComputerGal]

yes she i broody,no i am going to give her uncooked balut eggs,yes,no egg bound cause she lays healthy eggs

Scovie, I have to very strongly discourage you from feeding any kind of raw egg to her or any of your ducks, even as a "treat." Dave is correct that it can encourage egg eating. Even if a duck accidentally breaks one of its own eggs, which is pretty common in the heavier breeds, that egg should be cleaned up the minute you find it. You never want to let them get a taste for raw eggs.

Even beyond the egg eating, there are what could be even more serious concerns. Raw eggs can spread disease, and even with disease aside, they will cause nutritional imbalances. I'm starting to wonder if that might be contributing to the leg issues you're seeing. Also, have you examined her legs and the bottoms of her feet? I thought someone in this thread had already asked that, but I'm not seeing it now.

 

[THescovieguy]

Feeding r
Feeding raw eggs and even balut eggs is a very bad idea. It encourages egg eating.

i meant that i will give her balut eggs to HATCH not to eat