I picked the babies up about an hour ago. Everyone is doing great: eating, drinking, running around like little kids hyped up on caffeine and sugar!
Anastasia-the cayuga- is active but seems quieter than the rest (for today at least lol).
So for the past days I've been searching for info like crazy and reading for hours. I have come across quite a bit of info that has raised some questions.
I just went through all this a few months ago with the original 3 ducks but the new ones are SO tiny and I'm doing a couple of things differently than I did with the others.
Do Purina Flock Raiser crumbles already have Niacin included or do I still need to supplement with Brewer's Yeast? I fed an un-medicated chick starter to the first ducklings but in my reading I found that I could feed the Flock Raiser from hatch on up to adulthood.
At what age do I stop including Brewers Yeast, or at least cut it back to once a week?
I read something that said Flock Raiser should be "cut" with oatmeal once ducks hit a certain age because it would be too much protein-at what age does this need to be done?
I bought some Vitamins/Electrolytes from the hatchery and the directions say to add 1/10 ml to a gallon of water...they're not getting a gallon of water at a time so I'm just adding a pinch to their water every time I change it. Does that sound like a reasonable plan of action?
I'm sure I've probably forgotten to ask something but I'll post it later if I think about it.
Thank you in advance!
Anastasia-the cayuga- is active but seems quieter than the rest (for today at least lol).
So for the past days I've been searching for info like crazy and reading for hours. I have come across quite a bit of info that has raised some questions.
I just went through all this a few months ago with the original 3 ducks but the new ones are SO tiny and I'm doing a couple of things differently than I did with the others.
Do Purina Flock Raiser crumbles already have Niacin included or do I still need to supplement with Brewer's Yeast? I fed an un-medicated chick starter to the first ducklings but in my reading I found that I could feed the Flock Raiser from hatch on up to adulthood.
At what age do I stop including Brewers Yeast, or at least cut it back to once a week?
I read something that said Flock Raiser should be "cut" with oatmeal once ducks hit a certain age because it would be too much protein-at what age does this need to be done?
I bought some Vitamins/Electrolytes from the hatchery and the directions say to add 1/10 ml to a gallon of water...they're not getting a gallon of water at a time so I'm just adding a pinch to their water every time I change it. Does that sound like a reasonable plan of action?
I'm sure I've probably forgotten to ask something but I'll post it later if I think about it.
Thank you in advance!
