DUCK FOOD PROBLEM

[JNC]

My ducks are 5-6 months old and I’ve been feeding them chick starter Food. I heard that mature ducks should have no more than 17% protein so I mix it with starch grains. However, I feel like a horrible person for this because they are ducks not chicks. I wanted to buy purina food since it’s for both males and females but they didn’t have any. I was checking to see if they had it in rual king but the. I realized that they use 19% protein in their food. And I really do t want to mix starch grains with the purina food either. I feel like my duck will get to fat if I keep using starch grains. Can someone help me find food for my ducks!!!??

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Ive never heard that you cant give them more protien than that

 

[Alaskan]

there is some evidence that high protein feeds can contribute to angel wing in ducks.

Chick starter tends to be high in protein, but I just watch the ducklings closely (some are more prone to angel wing than others). I do add nutritional yeast to the chick feed since ducklings tend to need more B vitamins than chicks.

An easier way is to find any feed labeled "All Flock" or "flock raiser" since those usually are a bit lower in protein as well as have more B vitamins than chicken only feeds.