Call Ducks Finally Hatched

[clousert]

I have mine on Layer crumb, even my five babies that are only about 1 1/2 months they are not laying and all seems to be doing just fine.

Until the extra calcium builds up in their livers over time because they're not using it and not able to digest it so then they die. But hey.... you guys keep doing whatever suits you. There's a reason why it's called "Layer"

 

[Dianne1928]

Day 2

 

[casportpony]

Until the extra calcium builds up in their livers over time because they're not using it and not able to digest it so then they die. But hey.... you guys keep doing whatever suits you. There's a reason why it's called "Layer"

Corrrect, birds not laying should not be fed a layer feed.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Read this:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/958855/visceral-gout

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Let me add that I read somewhere that non-laying birds should not be fed something with more than 3% calcium as it can cause gout.

-Kathy

 

[Dianne1928]

Hum... all my outside birds get a mix. 1/3 game bird food, 1/3 chicken crumbles, and 1/3 scratch. Is that bad?

 

[clousert]

Hum... all my outside birds get a mix. 1/3 game bird food, 1/3 chicken crumbles, and 1/3 scratch. Is that bad?

That's what I do also. The chicken crumbles I use are the Purina flock raiser.

 

[Ravynscroft]

Hi, everyone! Figured I'd post here since I hatched a few beautiful babies from @clousert

Baby pics...

And now...

And I have a few more eggs in the bator from minihorse927, lol...

 

[clousert]

Hi, everyone! Figured I'd post here since I hatched a few beautiful babies from @clousert

Baby pics...

And now...

And I have a few more eggs in the bator from minihorse927, lol...

OMG. They grew up so fast I love how dark the blue pied is. The pastel is pretty too. Any ideas on sexes yet?

 

[Dianne1928]

That's what I do also. The chicken crumbles I use are the Purina flock raiser.

oh good Thanks! The hatchery where I Bought my ducks from said to feed them that. Oh yea, you do need to drop mandarin chicks to get them to start eating. Weird but true.