Not again 😣

[BelovedBirds]

I've gone back to full doses of calcium, since the last soft shell. I'm going to keep going until the shells improve, maybe indefinitely we'll see how we go.
I gave Spright the full dose this morning, got it all down in one go! So I'm really hoping we'll get good shells tonight. I had to remove an extra egg today because I detected a slight foul odour. It was one of the ones that got dirty before and I don't think it was salvaged well enough. Yuck. The rest seem fine, I'm keeping on top of them.

 

[BelovedBirds]

Is this product good?

I read through the description, it says for poultry, says it helps to strengthen egg shells too.
Is it sort of like nutri drench? Seems to contain lots of vitamins that may benefit her.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B01DL7FSDM/ref=ox_sc_act_image_1?smid=A32JUGRFXXDAQ3&psc=1

 

[Miss Lydia]

How are the girls doing today?

 

[BelovedBirds]

How are the girls doing today?

They're okay, it's a warm sunny day and they've been in and out of the pool! They're in a good mood and both wanted hugs when I went out to check on them!
We had another *very* deposity egg last night, but I'm just glad it's got a shell.
Do you think it's worth getting and trying the probiotics that I linked?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Probiotics are good for digestion, mine get it especially after I worm.

 

[BelovedBirds]

Probiotics are good for digestion, mine get it especially after I worm.

I doubt it's going to do much for her, but maybe worth trying, it's got some vitamins in it, maybe it'll give her system a boost? I guess I should get some anyway.

 

[Miss Lydia]

It will give her good bacteria in her gut which we all need.

 

[BelovedBirds]

I feel like a bad duck mum tonight, I had a gut feeling earlier today that Dougie was feeling a little off and still stayed inside all evening because I was in pain
And I go out to put them to bed and find egg yolk and some soft shell pieces on the floor so one of them must have had a problem and I didn't pay close enough attention to be there to help. I can't say if it was Dougie or Sprightly. But they've both had a small dose of calcium and gone to bed.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Sorry you are in pain, but we can't be with them 24/7 so don't beat yourself up. Your doing great taking care of your girls, now take care of yourself

 

[BelovedBirds]

I think it was Dougie who had the soft shell egg yesterday, in the nest box this morning there was only one fresh egg, it only had a very small amount of calcium deposits, but I'm pretty sure it's Sprightly's

Let's just hope Dougie isn't now having problems, I'm sure it's just a blip. But I gave her some calcium this morning and I'll keep an eye on her.