Duckling Feed

[TheBurrowHomestead]

Be still my heart! They're adorable Congratulations on your little beauties

Thank you so so much! We did so much research to see if they would be a good fit for our family and we are super stoked to finally meet them! They’re truly the best! I’m already hoping for more next year!

 

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I feed all flock as well. I like game bird feed but you can only buy it in 50 lb bags and it takes too long to use it up

 

[TheBurrowHomestead]

I feed all flock as well. I like game bird feed but you can only buy it in 50 lb bags and it takes too long to use it up

Thank you!

 

[BenlynFarm]

We use general chick/flock starter, non medicated kind for the ducks. And we add brewers yeast for the added niacin. We didn’t do this before and did develop an issue with one of our Pekins and ended up having to put him down. So this go around, we are measuring at least 1.5 table spoon yeast added to every cup of feed.

 

[TheBurrowHomestead]

We use general chick/flock starter, non medicated kind for the ducks. And we add brewers yeast for the added niacin. We didn’t do this before and did develop an issue with one of our Pekins and ended up having to put him down. So this go around, we are measuring at least 1.5 table spoon yeast added to every cup of feed.

Thanks for your input!

 

[indianaducks]

I really like manna pro duckling & gosling starter/grower for my ducklings. I usually switch to purina duck pellets or all flock pellets after that. But the ducklings I've raised on duckling starter/grower have done the best for me. Small sample size, but its what I plan to buy when my incubator eggs hopefully hatch!

 

[TheBurrowHomestead]

I really like manna pro duckling & gosling starter/grower for my ducklings. I usually switch to purina duck pellets or all flock pellets after that. But the ducklings I've raised on duckling starter/grower have done the best for me. Small sample size, but its what I plan to buy when my incubator eggs hopefully hatch!

Good luck with your eggs! Do you know what kind you’ll have?? And thank you for your advice on feed!

 

[indianaducks]

Good luck with your eggs! Do you know what kind you’ll have?? And thank you for your advice on feed!

They are eggs from my own flock. So will be mixes. Based on the last time I incubated and hatched it'll likely be a lot of runner mixes. My runner drake likes to make sure as many ducklings as possible look like him LOL

 

[TheBurrowHomestead]

They are eggs from my own flock. So will be mixes. Based on the last time I incubated and hatched it'll likely be a lot of runner mixes. My runner drake likes to make sure as many ducklings as possible look like him LOL

That’s amazing! Oh I hope to have a runner one day! We didn’t want to risk only shipping two or three to start our flock, but I’m hoping I can find some runners or runner mixes for our next set of duckies! Good luck with hatching!

 

[indianaducks]

That’s amazing! Oh I hope to have a runner one day! We didn’t want to risk only shipping two or three to start our flock, but I’m hoping I can find some runners or runner mixes for our next set of duckies! Good luck with hatching!

Thanks! I love my runners, they are hilarious and little clowns.