Pekin ducks

[Rettarooster]

I have a new pekin hen who just started laying eggs a couple months ago & she is laying double yokes almost daily, but my wonder is that she's laid 3 triple yokes already. Now I just read where someone else's duck is laying double yoke & you said it's probably the protein amount. So should we also take her off the layer food? And has anyone ever hatched a triple yoked egg?

 

[Jenbirdee]

hi , so until someone more knowledgeable about this than me arrives here, i found this l older thread about the same problem, and yes i do see it’s recommended to lower the protein here. https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...double-yolk-eggs-is-this-normal.391393/page-2
just remember to give oyster shells on the side, crushed or flaked, my ducks prefer flaked

 

[Rettarooster]

I have a new pekin hen who just started laying eggs a couple months ago & she is laying double yokes almost daily, but my wonder is that she's laid 3 triple yokes already. Now I just read where someone else's duck is laying double yoke & you said it's probably the protein amount. So should we also take her off the layer food? And has anyone ever hatched a triple yoked egg?

Ok thanks for responding so quickly, I am very glad I joined this post. Now have another question about my pekin hen. The other day she dropped a jelly egg in the yard which surprised me because she normally only ever lays 1 egg a day but this egg had something different sticking out of end & not sure what it was or why she laid a second egg in the same day. Now she didn't lay an egg the following morning which we kinda expected after the second egg. The question is do you think she needs oyster shells because it was a jelly type egg, & that's the 1st one I seen her lay that way. Here's a picture of the egg, does anyone know what's sticking out the end??

 

[Rettarooster]

I have a new pekin hen who just started laying eggs a couple months ago & she is laying double yokes almost daily, but my wonder is that she's laid 3 triple yokes already. Now I just read where someone else's duck is laying double yoke & you said it's probably the protein amount. So should we also take her off the layer food? And has anyone ever hatched a triple yoked egg?

Oh and for about the oyster shell question as I see you already said offer oyster sheel, your ducks prefer the flakes. Sorry I missed that part and then reread your answer to my last question

 

[Jenbirdee]

Oh and for about the oyster shell question as I see you already said offer oyster sheel, your ducks prefer the flakes. Sorry I missed that part and then reread your answer to my last question

thats a soft shell egg and its not too uncommon to see that once in a while. she's new to laying so her body is trying to figure things out.