feeding adult duck with the ducklings

[Sam Pritchard]

I have a female who is about 1.5 years old and 3 baby ducks a little over a month old.

My adult female, charlie, hasn't laid an egg since I moved to New York from North Carolina last July. I thought she would start in the spring but she has not... she's gone through a lot of deaths around her this year so it could be stress, but she seems rather happy. So not sure, that's another issue.

But anyways since she hasn't been laying and I moved the baby ducks into her enclosure about two weeks ago- I started feeding all four the starter/grower. I know she isn't laying, but if there is any chance I feel like she needs her later feed. Though I've heard it's bad for the ducklings. How does someone feed two different aged ducks that live together? She and the ducklings free range during the day on my property and enjoy a large pond. I've seen the adult duck eat frogs and I'm sure she is getting lots of bugs so maybe that's enough protein?

What's your option and experience feeding adult ducks and baby ducks. Also any help with why she hasn't laid in almost a year!!?!

Thanks

 

[Soon2BChixMom]

You can feed purina flock raiser for everyone! Just add some oyster shell on the side for the female duck.
What breed of duck is the adult?

 

[Sam Pritchard]

You can feed purina flock raiser for everyone! Just add some oyster shell on the side for the female duck.
What breed of duck is the adult?

Oh good to know- will the babies eat the oyster shells? I feel like they will because they do everything she does.. they look up to her lol

She is an Anacona. The 3 babies are- 1 female pekin, 1 male and 1 female kahki Campbell.

 

[Soon2BChixMom]

Oh good to know- will the babies eat the oyster shells? I feel like they will because they do everything she does.. they look up to her lol

She is an Anacona. The 3 babies are- 1 female pekin, 1 male and 1 female kahki Campbell.

I don't think they will. But, with the pekin, you will probaby want to get a little extra niacin to help with their fast growth. Purina flock raiser has it added, but it seems pekins need more. You can get it in a b complex liquid vitamin or from adding brewers yeast to the feed. It will not hurt the ducklings or the duck.
I am not sure about the laying. So, I will let someone else answer. But, she would need the extra calcium either way.

 

[Sam Pritchard]

I don't think they will. But, with the pekin, you will probaby want to get a little extra niacin to help with their fast growth. Purina flock raiser has it added, but it seems pekins need more. You can get it in a b complex liquid vitamin or from adding brewers yeast to the feed. It will not hurt the ducklings or the duck.
I am not sure about the laying. So, I will let someone else answer. But, she would need the extra calcium either way.

Thank you! I'll pick up some brewers yeast and oyster shells tomorrow. Once I get through the rest of this feed- I'll pick up the purina all flock.

 

[PirateGirl]

I feed flock raiser or all flock to everyone, duck hens and drakes and chickens laying or not. Easy