Do ducks have to have niacin??

[aprhardy]

Do ducks have to have niacin in their water? And if so is it alright for 2 week old chicks to have?

 

[The Duck ABC's]

Ducks need a lot of niacin. Good news is it is a water soluble vitamin and it is almost impossible to overdose on it. It's fine to have extra for the chick, it will not hurt it. Make sure not to get the no-flush niacin, only the regular niacin will work.

 

[aprhardy]

Thank you! Any idea where I can purchase this? Cost? Dosage?? Is this something they need from birth through the rest of their lives or only for so many weeks, months ect??
Sorry I'm a newbie to ducks if that isn't obvious.

 

[duckking]

100 mg of regular niacin in 1 gallon of water. I bought the 100 mg pills and crushed them. They crushed very easily. I kept it up until they were fully feathered and outside, at which point they now get it a couple of times a month. Any health food store should have it. My grocery store pharmacy carries it. Just make sure it is NOT the non-flush stuff. You want regular niacin. Good luck with your duckies!

 

[aprhardy]

Thank you! I'll find some today for them. About how long does it take for ducks to start getting their feathers in? All my chicks started getting theirs within days after hatching. These ducklings are about a week old and a still little fluff balls. Just wondering. Thanks again.

 

[dumb_cluck]

Just buy game bird starter crumbles. It contains niacin already. If your ducks are older (like 4 months or so), buy game bird grower. It also contains niacin already.

 

[Mrs. Turbo]

just give them good feed and they should be fine. We only give niacin if they pull a tendon or something like that. you could pick a little grassfor them to eat.

 

[aprhardy]

Thank you. Their eating chick starter with my 2 week old chicks. When do they start feathering out?