Okay, after adding B-complex tablets to their water for the last 3 days, they are now at least able to hobble around. Now, I think one is an Ancona, another is Ancona/Pekin, and the other two are Pekins. The Ancona/Pekin (I'm guessing) is the smallest and has shown no symptoms of niacin...
I feel badly that I didn't do much research on what grains to grind up and what percentages of nutrients I was providing. I was hoping to mimic foraging to some extent. I pretty much ground up all my favorite "cereal". It wasn't cheap, that's for sure. I rattled my head awhile and saw the only...
Just out of curiosity, how much niacin do worms provide? I vermicompost. I gave them a half dozen red wigglers today. They tasted them and flung them all over at first, but after an hour, there were none to be found anywhere.
Thanks Funniducki1. Nutritional yeast... is brewers yeast? Cracked/crushed wheat from the feed store or grocer?
I'm not a fan of chemical nutrition either. I bought this in a pinch to give them a jump start. I think it will take a few days before I see any big improvements.
Hi all. I hatched 4 ducks in my incubator last week, 2 Pekins and 2 Ancona/Pekins. They were doing great until this morning.
I have a confession. I did not buy starter for them. I ground a variety of high end breakfast grains for them and added minced organic baby greens. It is a mix of quinoa...