Duck vertigo?

[Jpat]

Especialy pekins

if theyre supper then broiler...

 

[Beccazon]

I hope so too. Please keep us updated. We do see a lot of deficiencies in young ducklings and even ducks. Feed can lose vitamin content quick from just sitting so it's important especially with young water fowl to supplement as soon as they hatch or we pick them up. Always better to be safe than sorry.

I assume as with humans, any excess B is flushed from the system making it virtually impossible to overdose it...correct?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Yes that is correct.

 

[casportpony]

I just looked up the nutritional requirements of meat birds, and this is what one reference says:
https://www.nap.edu/read/2114/chapter/4

Now compare that to the one for ducks:
https://www.nap.edu/read/2114/chapter/7

Another reference I have says that some Pekin ducks need as much as 70 ppm niacin, so quite a bit more than the usual 55 ppm that most duck feeds have. I am guessing this is why Mazuri has so much.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Some Pekin ducks need?

 

[Beccazon]

Wow! That is quite a difference! Ours are for eggs and "pets" until they age out and find the oven. So I don't think broiler is appropriate for ours.

 

[Beccazon]

Appears too, that Niacin stays steady in duck feed but lessens in broiler feed by age.

 

[Beccazon]

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Another reference I have says that some Pekin ducks need as much as 70 ppm niacin, so quite a bit more than the usual 55 ppm that most duck feeds have. I am guessing this is why Mazuri has so much.
[/QUOTE]
I assume that is due to size. And mine are huge. People think I have Jumbos.

 

[chickens really]

Broiler feed does contain enough niacin for ducklings. The problem is, that it’s so high in protein that it causes more problems, such as angel wing. An all flock feed is best.

Well you need to adjust it for proper feeding at the right ages...Pretty easy ...

 

[MagpieDucks]

Well you need to adjust it for proper feeding at the right ages...Pretty easy ...

Can you give us an outline on it a little bit?