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Brewer’s yeast (in spite of the name) is not beer yeast such as one would use for making beer. Nor is it baking yeast, that is difficult to find in grocery stores now. I find it in the health food store or health food section of the big box grocery store. It is also called, as MasterOfClucker...

I get brewer’s yeast at the health food store, it does not need to be for animals only.

Hey, blufangirl ♥️ I say this with great respect for you and your duckies. They are waterfowl, and you can manage things so that you are all happier, I think Waterfowl have a special relationship with water. It is their joy and they cannot not play in it, splash it, put things in it. They...

I gave my Runners Gro-Gel. First thing, though, I dipped their bills lightly in room temperature water before placing them in the warmed-up brooder.

Things to consider include Size of ducklings Outdoor temperatures Size of openings in the fence An open top risks hawk attack Who else isin the pen and oop

I don't think it would hurt to try the extra B vitamins. @sourland @Kevin565 @lomine

Well, worst case it could be some kind of infection, it could be the little one is deficient in some vitamin (often I feel it's B vitamins), I wonder if this is just a unique behavior.... There is a Youtube video of a duckling calmly lying on its back having its tummy vacuumed...... You...

I would keep a close eye on that one. What is their feed?

Litter pan with high sides and walk-in cutout, or bottom half of a large plastic dog crate, with dried sawdust pellets to absorb splash, and a flat-bottomed, straight-sided stewpot (difficult to turn over) for water. Keeps the rest of the bedding from getting water on it.

As far as I know, the only reason to remove water and food at night is to avoid messes. But I have a watering station that solves that problem, so my ducks have water with food 24/7.

@Orca5094 - I am thinking that's what's left of the yolk? Hmmmm. @Lacrystol ?

If they are ducklings, it is not good to take away their water and feed at night, or at any time, not until they are about 10 weeks old, and then only for 8 hours or so. I am concerned about their safety. What is the pen like? Predators will reach through chain link, or bend chicken wire...

Zoomies.

@AzDeb @Miss Lydia If I understand AzDeb's question - you either put it in their drinking water, or add it to their food, but not both.

Small, either chick grit, or even clean sand. If you are taking them outside for foraging, I think they'll ingest enough soil with sand and tiny stones to help.

I had some ceramic heat lamps from when I raised reptiles. Those are pricey, but they last a long time and work well.

From what I have read, till they are about 10 to 12 weeks old.

@Orca5094 @sumi @Lacrystol @madamiec

Great!

Oh, sad . . . glad you found it, though. Hatching is not for the faint of heart, that's for sure. But if we are involved in life, we are involved in death… Good you could get that out of there so it would not hurt the others. I let my ducks that go broody sit on duds. After a week or two...