Duckling grit?

[Letticethemagpieduck]

Hello,
I have three ducklings just over a week old. They are going to be free range but the weather outside has been so bad at the moment that they haven’t gone out much. I usually wouldn’t use grit because my previous ducklings have had a chance to forage and eat grit outside. I would like to start varying the ducklings diet and giving them treats but don’t know what grit to go for, I know they need smaller grit than adult ducks but the place local to me sells adult grit or other bird grit. The other bird grit looks smaller, can they have that? I have added a picture of it below. Thanks x

 

[A_Fowl_Guy]

If you have a farm store go to that and pick up chick grit which is grit size 1.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I just bought chick grit off Amazon . Not sure about that grit. Put all grit in a separate bowl and let them eat it as they need it.

 

[quackiemama]

I just bought chick grit off Amazon . Not sure about that grit. Put all grit in a separate bowl and let them eat it as they need it.

Sorry to change the subject but I cannot remember which thread you mentioned it in but what was the calcium stuff you just ordered a few days ago. You posted a link, I was going to look it up for my girls.

 

[Miss Lydia]

calciboost. Just ordered today from All Bird products.

 

[quackiemama]

calciboost. Just ordered today from All Bird products.

thank you, I just ordered some for the ladies

 

[Loopeend]

How bad is it? We are not in duckling season yet (luckely, no sun for days now) but in bad-weather years I tend to get them out for 20 minutes to an hour whenever the sun comes out during the warmest point of the day. Even if only 5 minutes. In a movable fenced of area with some boxes/blankets/planks to minimize wind. So they get some chance to get some grit (the stones for their digestion or the calcium-stuff, I recently learned thanks to this forum that what I call grit is not the same as USA grit) out of the environment. It worked till this far. But a week old is a bit too young in bad weather. After 4 weeks we handle the rule 15 degrees + sun = short time outside. Younger only when we can sit outside without a coat.
We sometimes also fill a childrens bath/plastic rabbit cage with some patches of soil when the weather is too bad to get them to experience some soil/plant/worm/bug/stone foraging, inside with an heating lamp on it. But not everyone wants a garden with pacthes missing haha.

That's just my 2 cents for everyone that has interest in it. Since that calcium-thing is offcourse a good option. But some might not be able to order it and have to get creative.

 

[Letticethemagpieduck]

How bad is it? We are not in duckling season yet (luckely, no sun for days now) but in bad-weather years I tend to get them out for 20 minutes to an hour whenever the sun comes out during the warmest point of the day. Even if only 5 minutes. In a movable fenced of area with some boxes/blankets/planks to minimize wind. So they get some chance to get some grit (the stones for their digestion or the calcium-stuff, I recently learned thanks to this forum that what I call grit is not the same as USA grit) out of the environment. It worked till this far. But a week old is a bit too young in bad weather. After 4 weeks we handle the rule 15 degrees + sun = short time outside. Younger only when we can sit outside without a coat.
We sometimes also fill a childrens bath/plastic rabbit cage with some patches of soil when the weather is too bad to get them to experience some soil/plant/worm/bug/stone foraging, inside with an heating lamp on it. But not everyone wants a garden with pacthes missing haha.

That's just my 2 cents for everyone that has interest in it. Since that calcium-thing is offcourse a good option. But some might not be able to order it and have to get creative.

It’s very windy and heavily raining. I have transformed my room into a garden, I lined the floor with puppy pads the got turf, mud and two dishes of water (one muddy, the other clear) so they could have a forage. I also added a few small mealworms as a treat

 

[Loopeend]

It’s very windy and heavily raining. I have transformed my room into a garden, I lined the floor with puppy pads the got turf, mud and two dishes of water (one muddy, the other clear) so they could have a forage. I also added a few small mealworms as a treat

It sounds allmost like we are living in the same country

 

[Loopeend]

Ooooh England; yeah that's basically the same country. We directly get your storms/rain the day after hahaha!