Got my first egg today!! I have questions though.

[Crazy Duck Lover]

It's the air cell inside the egg visible from exterior.

Yes, I know. I was trying to figure out if that was normal and if it’s anything to worry about.

 

[HollowOfWisps]

Yes, I know. I was trying to figure out if that was normal and if it’s anything to worry about.

It's normal and the amount of visibility depends on the shell, bloom and pigment thickness.

 

[Crazy Duck Lover]

It's normal and the amount of visibility depends on the shell, bloom and pigment thickness.

Is there a way to thicken the shell through diet?

 

[HollowOfWisps]

Is there a way to thicken the shell through diet?

Oyster shell free choice and layer feed are the ways to increase calcium through diet, but I wouldn't worry unless you are actually seeing soft or delicate shells. Seeing the air cell through the shell does not indicate low calcium. I actually prefer to incubate eggs with exterior visible air cells because it's easier to monitor and I don't have bother candling them to check if the air cell is attached before putting them in the incubator. I have good hatches with them which definitely would not be possible if they were too thin or bad eggs.

 

[Crazy Duck Lover]

Oyster shell free choice and layer feed are the ways to increase calcium through diet, but I wouldn't worry unless you are actually seeing soft or delicate shells. Seeing the air cell through the shell does not indicate low calcium. I actually prefer to incubate eggs with exterior visible air cells because it's easier to monitor and I don't have bother candling them to check if the air cell is attached before putting them in the incubator. I have good hatches with them which definitely would not be possible if they were too thin or bad eggs.

Thank you!

 

[Crazy Duck Lover]

Would y’all call these blue or green?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Well from here they look blue but seems every computer shows up differently.

 

[KaleIAm]

I would also call them blue.

Edit: Here's my duck's green egg!