Found duckling

[shawluvsbirds]

You’ll need to give it warmth like around 85 for now. And if your planning on keeping it know this it’s illegal to take wild waterfowl out of the wild and even though you found it in a parking lot it still is a wild duckling. It will need chick starter for feed and room temp water to drink in something it can’t climb into a drown a stuffed animal to cuddle with. Heat lamp or heating pad on low setting with towel wrapped around it ca work for heat just don’t cook the little one

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When you go look for feed try to get something formulated for ducks if you can like Purina flock raiser or Nutrena naturewise meat bird feed. If you can't find something specifically for ducks the chick starter is ok but it doesn't have enough niacin for what ducks need so you will need to add brewers yeast or supplement it somehow with some vitamin b complex.

 

[sylviethecochin]

Looks like a mallard. You can feed it peas and corn or hard boiled eggs made into small pieces until you can get dome duck starter. Duck starter can be found at a feed store. Or you could bring it to a wildlife center where they can r and r it with ducklings its age. Just make sure to keep it warm. Also what u are feeding it seems good. But I would add in dome hard boiled eggs.

Cornmeal paste is about 8% protein. Ducklings need 18% min, according to Metzer. Feed mostly eggs instead of cornmeal. EDT: Until you can get chick feed.

 

[Anindormeddecision]

And if you keep it you’ll never be able to let it go in the wild because it will be dependent on you for it’s care where in the wild mama duck would teach it how to make it in the world. More than like it wouldn’t last long on its own.

Ok thanks for the advice.im going to contact the local group in the morning.