Ducklyne

[Miss Lydia]

Best way to feed when you have one that doesn't eat so well is by separating them. You can make a divider using something they can still see each other through and be able to share the warmth. I don't know what you have available there but I used a piece of hardware cloth wrapped the edges in tape so no sharp edges were visible. That way you can have 2 separate feeders and water containers.
Cut the niacin into 4ths and give one fourth mashed up in the feed for each duckling.

 

[AfiafiAfi]

Thanks for the advice.Um the niacin.I think it’s only available as 500gm.should I cut each tablet into 4 pieces only and give one portion to each mashed feed bowl for each duckling.Won’t it be too much?im not sure if so.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Do you have your duckling separated so the weak one can eat?
If you can cut these pills down to 1/8th would be better but what their body doesn't need they pee out.
lookup how much niacin ducklings need daily. It’s 10 mg. There are other ways to offer niacin with peas etc. but they will need chick grit to eat anything besides their mash. They use grit the way we use our teeth to grind up their food.

https://www.fresheggsdaily.blog/2018/05/ducks-need-niacin-aka-ducks-love-peas.html

https://opensanctuary.org/article/daily-diet-treats-and-supplements-for-ducks/

 

[AfiafiAfi]

Do you have your duckling separated so the weak one can eat?
If you can cut these pills down to 1/8th would be better but what their body doesn't need they pee out.
lookup how much niacin ducklings need daily. It’s 10 mg. There are other ways to offer niacin with peas etc. but they will need chick grit to eat anything besides their mash. They use grit the way we use our teeth to grind up their food.

https://www.fresheggsdaily.blog/2018/05/ducks-need-niacin-aka-ducks-love-peas.html

https://opensanctuary.org/article/daily-diet-treats-and-supplements-for-ducks/

Thank u I do have grit.I’ll need to look for niacin then.Can u recommend any other poultry medicine that includes niacin for ducks that is available everywhere,I may need it if I cannot find 10gm niacin.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Liquid B complex or B complex tablets.
How are they doing? any updated pictures of the cuties?

 

[AfiafiAfi]

Liquid B complex or B complex tablets.
How are they doing? any updated pictures of the cuties?

Oh yes!

 

[Miss Lydia]

They sure are precious

 

[AfiafiAfi]

Thank u.Today my aunt and I went out shopping and decided to stop at a pharmacy for Vit.B complex.it contains 20mg niacin as u can see in the following picture.How should I provide them with a tablet.Give one in the waterer?

 

[Miss Lydia]

crush it over their feed. putting it in water dilutes it way too much.

 

[AfiafiAfi]

The tablet is too small and the crushed little part is only consumed by one duckling so I dissolved it in their waterer