Can Ducklings have Chick Boost?

[Yucky_ducky_kentucky]

The girl at Wilco told me Chick Boost really helped her duckling success last year when she had 100 ducklings. But my ducks drink it like Gatorade, run around with chickens with their heads cut off, and cry much more. It doesn't say anywhere on the bag that ducklings can have it. Does anyone know?

 

[crazy4ChickensNducks]

chick boost is for all poultry types

 

[Yucky_ducky_kentucky]

I was worried because ducks drink tons and tons more water than baby chickens so I'm afraid that they might drink too much when you compare ducklings to chicks. This is why I think there should be different dosages for the 2 different species.

 

[PirateGirl]

I'm not sure my ducks actually drink more than my chickens, but they certainly like to slosh out as much water as possible and make mud puddles!

If you are concerned you could put less in the duck water. It wouldn't hurt.

 

[Yucky_ducky_kentucky]

Just looked it up and ducks drink twice as much as chickens; ducks drink 1 liter per day while chickens drink 0.5 liters per day! This means that duckling should get half as much chick boost! so I'll start giving them half a scoop per gallon.

Poor little guys were getting super duper boosted! There should be a warning on the lable or a different serving suggestion for ducklings who drink more. Makes sense since they are water birdies who live, swim, and drink water every day!

 

[PirateGirl]

but is that based on weight? a bigger duck would need more vitamins than a smaller chicken. My ducks eat about 1.5 times the food per day than my chickens, but they are also about 1.5 times the size, so pound per pound their food consumption is pretty close.