Not again 😣

[fluffycrow]

I don't see it...

 

[BelovedBirds]

I don't see it...

I kinda do!

 

[Canadian Wind]

I don't see it...

The pattern on the egg. Just... round off the pointy end. See it now?

 

[fluffycrow]

The pattern on the egg. Just... round off the pointy end. See it now?

Ehhh kinda. I get it though

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

Yay sprightly

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

Dasher also figured out I was hiding pills in treats
With 90 days of fungal pills this was going to be a huge battle
Now I crush that pill
Then put 1ml of colloidal silver in a syringe and add the crushed pill
Shake it up and give it to her
She is easy to give a syringe to though

 

[BelovedBirds]

Another shell.... less perfect. It feels.... powdery? Its bumpy. There's a calcium residue over some of the shell.

Also, good news, we're getting the hang of these tablets! Divided into three, hidden in blueberries, gobbled down without hesitation. Tonight I'll try halving instead, and hiding in a larger treat again. Fingers crossed!

 

[Callender Girl]

Congrats on getting the hang of the tablets. I've never tried blueberries. But I've hidden meds in grapes many times.

Hope all continues to go well!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Calcium deposits​

These eggshells have white-colored, irregularly shaped spots deposited onto the external surface of the shell. It can range from a few spots to a severe deposit, as shown in pic #6. Causes are:
- Defective shell glands;
- Disturbances and/or stress during the calcification process;
- Poor nutrition, for example, excess calcium in the hen's diet.

She may have a defective shell gland.
Maybe back off on the calcium and give her half of what you are giving her now.

 

[BelovedBirds]

Calcium deposits​

These eggshells have white-colored, irregularly shaped spots deposited onto the external surface of the shell. It can range from a few spots to a severe deposit, as shown in pic #6. Causes are:
- Defective shell glands;
- Disturbances and/or stress during the calcification process;
- Poor nutrition, for example, excess calcium in the hen's diet.

She may have a defective shell gland.
Maybe back off on the calcium and give her half of what you are giving her now.

That would be one tablet, so I just won't give her anymore today then

This is a recurring theme, we had a lot of calcium deposits before the soft shells, but that only started recently, before that her shells were always perfect. Would her shell gland suddenly become defective like that? What would that mean for her health/future?