I did buy that book and read it all. I think I am over thinking everything. No niacin or brewers yeast the first 2 weeks? I am going to go to a few local feed stores and hopefully one has some duck starter so i dont have to worry about using supplements. do they need any other vitamin supplemets besides the niacin? Also probably a silly question but do you mix the grit with the food or seperate it?
Can't buy any duck feed here at all so I grow all our baby birds on purina start & grow. You should give them only non-medicated starter feed. I don't add grit and they're doing good.
I do give them niacin, sav-a-chick and brewers yeast for the first 4-6 weeks, including the first 2 weeks! Had a bad experience without last year so I won't go without for the health of the birds.
But in the end it's all up to you, everyone has their own special tweaks and will get them with time.