Dumor chick starter

[wtusa1718]

I’m using dumor non medicated chick starter for my ducklings. Is this a good brand?

 

[Isaac 0]

It's an ok brand, since it's for chicks you'll have to add a supplementary source of niacin to it to prevent leg problems such as brewers yeast, nutritional yeast, Poultry vitamin or B complex.

 

[wtusa1718]

It's an ok brand, since it's for chicks you'll have to add a supplementary source of niacin to it to prevent leg problems such as brewers yeast, nutritional yeast, Poultry vitamin or B complex.

I’ve heard about that. How can I get some if since I don’t really want to leave the house? Is it hard to find? Also, any brand that I could get that I wouldn’t have to add anything to?

 

[Isaac 0]

I’ve heard about that. How can I get some if since I don’t really want to leave the house? Is it hard to find? Also, any brand that I could get that I wouldn’t have to add anything to?

You'll find nutritional yeast at most grocery stores, 1 tablespoon per cup of feed. Most of these can be ordered online as well.

 

[happy duck]

Dumor is a good brand I used it. The only food I would think of that you could buy it where you don’t have to add that in is duck food. The only reason you have to add supplements in is because you are using chicken food and ducks need some other things then chickens. I don’t buy duck food just chicken food so hopefully someone will hop on who buys it.

 

[Isaac 0]

You don't need to add niacin if you are using an All Flock/Purina Raiser Brand or a Feed formulated for ducklings, chick food doesn't have enough niacin in it for ducks.

 

[jaykayhuff]

So I have always heard good things about that brand so this year I switched to it since I couldn’t find what I used last year for my ducks. I had four ducks die and after a bunch of reading on here I noticed a lot of people with similar issues with their ducklings were also using that feed. Not saying that ducks are dying from Dumor feed but I found it a very weird coincidence that we all had similar symptoms and deaths of ducklings and were all feeding them the same feed. I switched to Flock Raiser by Purina. I still add Brewer’s Yeast.

 

[chickenenthusiasts5698]

I’ve never had good luck with Dumor brand feeds. I use Purina flock raiser now and have had great luck with that.

 

[wtusa1718]

ok thanks. I think I will buy some purina flock raiser. Do I need to add niacin? Where would this food be sold?

 

[Isaac 0]

You can add niacin to the raiser as a precautionary measure, I would if they are a heavyweight breed. Most feed stores or grain mills will sell them if they don't just ask if they can order it in for you.