good food for ducklings AND chicks?

[yomama]

Does anyone have any suggestions as to what kind of food that a duckling and chicks could share? I plan on raising a duckling with my chicks, but I know their nutritional requirements are different. I also know that ducklings cannot have the medicated chick starter.

Thanks!

 

[ninny]

I feed my non med chick starter.

 

[protodon]

As long as they are the same age, you should have no problem raising the two together. I've done it many times. You should really get at least 2 ducklings though to keep each other company. My ducks don't really hang with the chickens. If they are raised together as babies they'll stick together outdoors for a little bit but then they go their separate ways, so a lone duck will be just that. I'm sure some people have one duck that stays with their chickens but still it's better to get two.

As for the medicated feed. If the chicks are healthy. its not really necessary. You can have a finite amount available to them in the brooder. Like a small cup so they can all get some in them but there isn't a real need. If a duckling eats a bit it'll be fine. They not supposed to eat it all day everyday though, so people say anyway.

 

[Hattiegun]

Where I work we have a Duck,Goose, Chick str.. 20% protein. Its Honor brand, made by Land O Lakes.
then can be switched to a Country Flock Grower 16 % which is for chickens, ducks, geese.
U may need to add Niacin for the ducks...(although this feed has it) depending on what u get.
.my understanding from everyone here is ducks do need more niacin than chicks..
.(im new too).... which u can get and add .. there r alot of posts in this forum for feeding.

oh . one more thing I learned here. chicks may need amp medication--- (amprolium) for coccidiosis,
which is also safe for ducks.. we can order that feed with or without AMP...