Additional advice on growing ducklings- now 10days old

[Firegal1056]

Ok here are my questions:
My ducks are all doing very well except we lost one. No reason why. The other 5 are very active and eating well. I have let them swim everyday for a bit. They love it!! I have been feeding flock feed by purine and also sunflower starts, cucumber, tomatoes, and grass. They devour everything! I bought some grit- but is seems so big? So I just put a little dirt in the brooder. They graduate to the XL dog pen today.
1) grit? Should it be that big?
2) ok to feed them a variety of veggies and such so young?
3) if it is warm 85-95 all day could they not graduate to the coop now, if their house is filled with straw and has a heat lamp in it at night? There coop is 10X14
And there house is double walled and insulated. It gets about 65-58 at night.
4) I know not to feed spinach or citrus.
5) I try to handle them everyday and talk to them and hand feed them. Is that the best way to tame them?
6) also I want to train them to come to a bell when it's time to go in the coop. Any tricks. I thought millworms? But they aren't real
Interested in them right now. They love flies though.

 

[chickens really]

Yes to all your doing.....Sounds like they are loved....

 

[DucksOhio]

So sweet! Their vegetables should not exceed 10% of their daily diet, according to my vet.
As for grit, they should be getting enough with their pelleted (or mash) food. Otherwise, you might want to look for chick grit, which is much finer.

 

[chickens really]

Ducks get enough grit from free ranging...in winter i provide chick grit but separate ...They hardly eat it...