Hobby First Farm 1 Mash Medicated?

[CorvusTristis18]

Can anyone confirm that this feed is unmedicated. I cannot find the Duck 1 Crumble to buy anywhere and getting really peeved at the lack of options here. Tried everything and only thing I can find is this:

https://www.granngarden.se/honsfoder-hobbyfirst-farm-1-mash-4-kg

Obviously I can't feed anything medicated to the runner ducklings when they hatch, so can anyone say for sure they have used this and it is safe if I supplement with nutritional yeast?

I've contacted Hobby First but not sure when I will receive a reply and wanted to order asap because shipping here is also a joke and I want to be sure we're prepared. Looking at importing from teh UK now since it's so ridiculous having no options here, but again, worry about spending weeks in customs.

 

[Magnolia Ducks]

Where are you?it would help us help you if we had a location.

 

[Magnolia Ducks]

Seems like chick feed. I wouldn't over worry about medicated. Your big issue will be niacin. If you can get nutritional yeast to supplement that would be good. Not brewers yeast but nutritional yeast.

 

[CorvusTristis18]

Where are you?it would help us help you if we had a location.

In Northern Sweden, but just looking for reassurance it's not medicated. My local farm store hasn't posted the label picture and don't reply. I don't think anyone can help find a supplier here, it's a nightmare trying to buy, and even find, the most basic stuff in Sweden. I had more choice in Iceland, an extremely remote island.

 

[CorvusTristis18]

Seems like chick feed. I wouldn't over worry about medicated. Your big issue will be niacin. If you can get nutritional yeast to supplement that would be good. Not brewers yeast but nutritional yeast.

I buy 5kg bags of nutritional yeast from Germany and use it ourselves every day so that's one thing that's no problem.

 

[Magnolia Ducks]

So I would get them the chick feed if you can't find all flock and add one tablespoon nutritional yeast per cup of chick feed. Luckily runners are not as needy as pekins. You should be fine.

 

[CorvusTristis18]

So I would get them the chick feed if you can't find all flock and add one tablespoon nutritional yeast per cup of chick feed. Luckily runners are not as needy as pekins. You should be fine.

Thanks, just so hacked off I can't even buy a simple feed for ducklings from either of Hobby Firsts listed retailers. No pekins here, so hopefully it is OK for the first 3-4 weeks with the B vitamins supplemented. I'll try the farm store again for all flock, even the main suppliers website has zero information about contents, just says "high protein". Helpful. Would it kill them to photograph the label or list the nutritional content? It's a one hour drive and a lot of fuel to find it's not suitable.

 

[Magnolia Ducks]

Can you order from Chewy where you are? Duck feed is not readily available everywhere in the US. When I first started with ducks, I had to learn to make do.

 

[CorvusTristis18]

Can you order from Chewy where you are? Duck feed is not readily available everywhere in the US. When I first started with ducks, I had to learn to make do.

Thanks, but best to only use companies in the EU for imports with animal feeds. Also no duty/customs.

 

[ruthhope]

Good luck! CorvusTristis18