Grit for Ducklings

[OldGuy43]

Do you give it to them separately or just mix it into there feed?

 

[r4eboxer]

Some feed has grit already added. Most flock raisers that are crumbles come with grit added. If you are using a chick starter that does not have grit added you can just offer a bowl of grit along side the food bowl. The ducks will gobble it up pretty fast and make mud of it so be sure to check it often to refreshen.

 

[Amiga]

I took Holderread's lead on this, adding just a sprinkle (teaspoon or two) of chick grit on their morning bowl (6" diameter) of crumbles. This was for ducklings. A few months later when they were outside most, then all the time, I stopped, since they get grit from foraging.

I would add it for ducklings into their food, as there was a story in Storey's Guide to Raising Ducks about a duckling that perished because it filled up on the free choice grit. This is likely very rare, but I did not want to risk it.