Ping Pong Sized Egg

[duckmeister]

My 9 month old dewlap/embden cross goose laid her 4th egg since the 1st one on 2-14 today, it is a ping-pong ball size little round egg. She gets 16% protein layer pellets free choice, plus has free range of the yard during the day, lots of green grass/ weeds to graze. Was surprised she started laying so early at 9 months old. Do I need to supplement calcium?⁹

 

[KathiQuacks]

Odd egg shapes, sizes, and shell quality is normal for new layers. They may need a few weeks / months to work everything out.

For calcium, I prefer using a non-layer feed and having crushed / flaked oyster shell in a separate dish. The birds take what they want, when they want.

My geese started laying at 7 and 8 months old, so 9 months isn’t too crazy.