Is my duck messing with my head?

[Saigey]

Egg machine, is that a song?

IT WILL BE NOW.

 

[Quack head]

I spoke too soon about my Appleyard laying for three weeks, she stopped. Like others in this post she makes a beautiful nest but nothing. This is the second time she stopped since she started in last fall. I did notice the last three eggs had thinner shells and the very last egg was 3/4 the size of prior ones. She free ranges all day then comes in at dusk or before. I can only assume she will start back when she gets ready. The max amount of eggs, I am told, is 240 a year that means a little over a 100 days she won't lay. Any comments?

 

[Miss Lydia]

They have to take breaks or their poor little bones would be completely deprecated if calcium.

 

[Saigey]

They have to take breaks or their poor little bones would be completely deprecated if calcium.

I think that's what happened with Hemmie. I went ahead and moved the egg out, and she hasn't acted like she feels like laying again yet. She HAS learned a new squeak noise that produces immediate attention from me, but since she's eating, drinking, swimming, foraging, and all her other duckie things, I think she's just proud of her new chirp! It only made my heart stop a few times.

 

[Miss Lydia]

They can take breaks when they first begin to lay so you might get an egg tomorrow maybe not. They like to keep us guessing.

 

[Saigey]

They can take breaks when they first begin to lay so you might get an egg tomorrow maybe not. They like to keep us guessing.

As long as she's a healthy, happy girl, I'm happy, with or without eggs! And I'm sure Downey is happy either way! He just likes trying. Lol!

 

[Magnolia Ducks]

Little Barbra Lewis has now laid 4 1/2 eggs. How many more before I incubate?

 

[Miss Lydia]

7 and make sure they are all girls first.

 

[PATOS]

Mine are also the clean up crewView attachment 1992849 some of their many talents

looks like a good duck pad

 

[Magnolia Ducks]

7 and make sure they are all girls first.

I wish