Mollieb713
In the Brooder
- May 11, 2020
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My female duck has been laying soft shell eggs for about a month now after a really cold winter. It's finally been warm for a steady 2 weeks though and when nothing changed I've began to get concerned. It is her first mating season since I added a male to my flock, however she doesn't seem to be over mated (no missing feathers on the back of the neck). She is 2 years old and always has been a great layer & great with eating the oyster shell I put out. She laid all through last winter but this winter didn't. I have also tried adding a vitamin D supplement to the water & another separate dish of layer pellets in addition to their regular food & oyster shell & grit. I can't seem to figure out what's wrong other than this male might be stressing her? If it was due to an infection, how would I know & what what would I give her? She's acting 100% normal aside from the soft eggs. She's my baby & I just want her to get better!