my ducks wont lay!!!

[DUCKOBSESSED]

I have a jumbo Peking, a blue runner, and a black Swedish. they are a little over a year old and have never laid an egg. my two Campbells lay every day, they are two. I know that the Peking and runner are female, and I did the quack test on my Swedish. it has no drake feather and quacked when I picked it up but not super loudly. can anyone help?

 

[Kevin565]

Do they free range or are they in a pen at all times?

 

[DUCKOBSESSED]

They are allowed to free range on the weekends but they are also penned up most of the time. they have a nice big run with two pools in it.

 

[Amiga]

Just thinking here.

In my flock of runners and a buff, some of them need much more calcium than others. I would consider giving them some liquid calcium gluconate (available at feed stores sometimes) at one teaspoon per half cup of water for a week and see if that helps.

They may also need more protein, so a small handful of dry cat kibble added to their feed might help, too.

Different ducks, different nutritional needs has been my experience.

 

[DUCKOBSESSED]

I didn't think about calcium but my ducks do eat live bugs and minnows sometimes and that gives them protein.