Embdem Goslings questions

[Ducks4us]

when I had one duckling with my chicks last year i fed all grower for chicks (unmedicated, of course!). I did watch the duckling in case she had an issue, and I had nutritional yeast I sprinkled on her food. I would've gotten brewer's yeast to add if she showed any problems, but she never did. I had her outside pretty early anyway since she was a July hatch, and she caught bugs to make up her own niacin I think... 

Nutritional yeast is higher in niacin than brewers yeast.
Its what i use too

 

[Happy Quack]

Brewers yeast and nutritional yeast are the same.
I did not know that until the lady at the health food store me.

 

[Ducks4us]

Brewers yeast and nutritional yeast are the same.
 I did not know that until the lady at the health food store me.

They are similar.
Nutritional yeast is much higher in niacin tho

 

[hooktontravel]

I didn't know nutritional was higher in niacin. that's great to know! the duckling didn't really like it, so I didn't use it all the time.

 

[GooseFanatic]

I talked to the lady at tractor supply I am feeding what they are feeding their ducklings and chicks (the naturewise starter/ grower) they feed what the hatchery feeds witch is the food I'm feeding. Ducks should not have over 24% protein as it will cause them to be extremely fat. My food is unmediated with 20% protein and my flock of misfits (ducks, chickens and a goose) is 100% healthy and growing as they should be.

 

[Ducks4us]

I didn't know nutritional was higher in niacin. that's great to know! the duckling didn't really like it, so I didn't use it all the time. 

Yeah actually quite a bit higher
Nutritional yeast has 56 mg niacin per 2 tablespoons
Brewers yeast only has 10 mg niacin per 2 tablespoons

 

[Happy Quack]

I talked to the lady at tractor supply I am feeding what they are feeding their ducklings and chicks (the naturewise starter/ grower) they feed what the hatchery feeds witch is the food I'm feeding. Ducks should not have over 24% protein as it will cause them to be extremely fat. My food is unmediated with 20% protein and my flock of misfits (ducks, chickens and a goose) is 100% healthy and growing as they should be.

Not only fat but can cause angle wing too. I personally would not feed over 20% but that is me.

 

[Jess Britton]

Thank you all for your help and information. So glad I found this group for support