Duck starter

[dotknott]

Miss Lydia has got some good advice there!

It might be worth asking your local hardware store. I was surprised when I found the one down my street carried Blue Seal feed. There wasn't anything that told me that was the case since it's not even shelved, you ask for it at check out and they radio to some one to bring it to your car. I was used to TSC.

 

[chickens really]

 
Follow up!

So all they had was the one kind of 18% chicken starter (which i grabbed). I asked them about grower for later down the line and she said they didn't carry it. All they had was various types of layer pellets, crumbles, scratch.

Will a lower protein(16%) layer work fine for ~4 weeks and beyond? I've read that it could be an issue for the drakes getting extra calcium from the layer.

Hard part is trying to separate the myths as I have read quit a few conflicting threads on it.

Chick starter is fine just be sure to either use Nutritional Yeast 1 tab per cup of feed or "Plain" niacin 250mgs per 1 gallon of water daily till 8-10 weeks of age. Chick starter does not have enough niacin that water fowl need. And layer shouldn't be fed till at least 20 weeks old or first egg. Is there no other feed sources close to you? I have to travel 50 miles round trip to get my feed.

With this stupid ipad I can not like your reply Miss Lydia, so I will just say once again , Your the BEST!......

Cheers!

 

[Miss Lydia]

With this stupid ipad I can not like your reply Miss Lydia, so I will just say once again , Your the BEST!......

Cheers!

@chickens really

you are too.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Miss Lydia has got some good advice there!

It might be worth asking your local hardware store. I was surprised when I found the one down my street carried Blue Seal feed. There wasn't anything that told me that was the case since it's not even shelved, you ask for it at check out and they radio to some one to bring it to your car. I was used to TSC.

Never thought of a hardware store carrying feed pretty cool @dotknott

 

[chickens really]

With this stupid ipad I can not like your reply Miss Lydia, so I will just say once again , Your the BEST!......


Cheers!

@chickens really
  you are too.

Well, thanks! Coming from you, it is fantastic......!!!

Cheers!

 

[seussiii]

Chick starter is fine just be sure to either use Nutritional Yeast 1 tab per cup of feed or "Plain" niacin 250mgs per 1 gallon of water daily till 8-10 weeks of age. Chick starter does not have enough niacin that water fowl need. And layer shouldn't be fed till at least 20 weeks old or first egg. Is there no other feed sources close to you? I have to travel 50 miles round trip to get my feed.

Ok thanks. The first month or so is taken care of I just need to figure out their feed between starter and layer.

Just curious because I'm new, what is it about the layer that requires it to be delayed until laying begins?
is it all the excess calcium that's added?
When time comes to feeding them layer will it cause issues for drakes?

I probably should have mentioned that I'll be free ranging them and adding a lot of veg etc on top of their feed once they get old enough. So they won't be 100% on feed. Not sure if that makes much of a difference.

I'll have to ask if they can special order some grower.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Ok thanks. The first month or so is taken care of I just need to figure out their feed between starter and layer.

Just curious because I'm new, what is it about the layer that requires it to be delayed until laying begins?
is it all the excess calcium that's added?
When time comes to feeding them layer will it cause issues for drakes?

I probably should have mentioned that I'll be free ranging them and adding a lot of veg etc on top of their feed once they get old enough. So they won't be 100% on feed. Not sure if that makes much of a difference.

I'll have to ask if they can special order some grower.

Yes it's the extra calcium, I have drakes and roo's so what I do is I mix my layer with broiler because in the feed I buy broiler is very close to All flock so I mix 2 scoops layer to 1 scoop broiler . I also put out Oyster shell for my layers my boys don't eat it.

 

[seussiii]

Yes it's the extra calcium, I have drakes and roo's so what I do is I mix my layer with broiler because in the feed I buy broiler is very close to All flock so I mix 2 scoops layer to 1 scoop broiler . I also put out Oyster shell for my layers my boys don't eat it.

Ok thanks a ton. I'm going to call Monday and talk to them again.... even though they are primarily focused on chickens they have to have some sort of feed between starter and layer...

 

[chickens really]

I am a bit shocked at how hard it is in the US to get Duck feed!!
They sell Ducks, although nothing made specific to Ducks?...
I can buy Duck starter, grower and finisher!

Wow.......

Cheers!

 

[seussiii]

I am a bit shocked at how hard it is in the US to get Duck feed!!
They sell Ducks, although nothing made specific to Ducks?...
I can buy Duck starter, grower and finisher!

Wow.......

Cheers!

They don't actually sell ducks. Only chicken feed/supplies and chicks occasionally.