Brewers yeast

[Ducks106]

how much brewers yeast goes into duck feed?

 

[lomine]

One tablespoon per cup of feed.

 

[lomine]

Or 3 cups per ten pounds of feed if that is easier for you to measure.

 

[Ducks106]

Thank you!

 

[DogsDucks&Cat]

Yep, we've done a tablespoon per cup of food though I did increase it to a heaping tablespoon when my Welshie drake was having some issues with his legs being shaky and weak.

 

[farmerbrowne]

Very new to owning ducks here. What does the yeast do?

 

[lomine]

Ducklings need more niacin than is normally in chick feed. It helps with proper growth and development. Brewers and nutritional yeasts are a source of niacin that many folks use to supplement the feed.

 

[farmerbrowne]

I have looked and looked to no avail for Brewers yeast. There's a Purina pur-a-yeast for horses. I can show the PDF info on it if people wish

 

[lomine]

You can also use nutritional yeast. I have found it is different grocery stores that specialize in organic/natural/alternative products. Where I live the stores are called Natural Groceries and Sprouts. I think Whole Foods might carry it too. It's in the area were they have the supplements. You can also buy it online.

I've never heard of pur-a-yeast so I don't know if that would work. I've got a container of nutrional yeast now for my ducklings. I'll take a picture of the label so you can compare the values. If there is anything extra the pur-a-yeast contains you'll want to make sure it's safe for ducks.

 

[lomine]

Here's all the nutrianal information listed on the can. I tried to get decent photos but it was hard with the curved surface.