Feed Nutritional Issues.

[Poultry_Mom1300]

I use a duck and chicken feed brand called 'Scratch and Peck Feeds'. On its website it says the grower feed (which my ducks are on- they are 6 weeks old now) has sufficient niacin levels; but when I looked on a separate site (that was not scratch and peck's website) it said it did not have sufficient niacin levels, and I need to supplement with vitamins. On a side note, I might be allergic or reactive to brewers yeast which is why I am switching to pure niacin or a variation of that (rooster booster poultry booster). What should I do about the niacin levels of the feed? Also, I want my ducks to be fully organic and have fully organic eggs- which is why chose scratch and peck... Should I just keep using the feed the way it is or should I supplement anything? I am confused.

 

[Pyxis]

What was the amount of niacin in the feed according to each source?

 

[Isaac 0]

I use a duck and chicken feed brand called 'Scratch and Peck Feeds'. On its website it says the grower feed (which my ducks are on- they are 6 weeks old now) has sufficient niacin levels; but when I looked on a separate site (that was not scratch and peck's website) it said it did not have sufficient niacin levels, and I need to supplement with vitamins. On a side note, I might be allergic or reactive to brewers yeast which is why I am switching to pure niacin or a variation of that (rooster booster poultry booster). What should I do about the niacin levels of the feed? Also, I want my ducks to be fully organic and have fully organic eggs- which is why chose scratch and peck... Should I just keep using the feed the way it is or should I supplement anything? I am confused.

What was the other source indicating there niacin content was low, it might be outdated? Because it was low, but in the year of 2015, they upped the niacin content to 27mg per pound(60 ppm) which should suffice for most breeds, but for heavyweight breeds, I'd be inclined to add a niacin source since they require around 70(ppm).

 

[Ratchnick]

What was the other source indicating there niacin content was low, it might be outdated? Because it was low, but in the year of 2015, they upped the niacin content to 27mg per pound(60 ppm) which should suffice for most breeds, but for heavyweight breeds, I'd be inclined to add a niacin source since they require around 70(ppm).

I could not find how much niacin is in the feed. Lable does not say

 

[chickens really]

Adult Ducks don't require as much niacin in the feed as Ducklings do. That's why it's less in the finisher feed. Lots of plants have niacin. I have never needed niacin supplements for Ducks.