How much niacin to give ducklings?

[lothalvalleyfarm]

I have 32 khaki campbell ducklings arriving in March. Locally it seems as though there is only chick starter available (in large bags) and of course it doesn't have niacin. There's plenty of adult pellets to consider for later.

The employee I spoke to said they gave their ducks thawed frozen peas mixed with oats and nutritional yeast to give them enough niacin. I don't reslly want anything to do with frozen peas, the small makes me want to barf.

Would adding nutritional yeast as a treat pan on the side or mixing it in their food be OK? Which way would be better? How many mg of nutritional yeast should a ducklings be getting? The sticked thread I found said 70mg per kilogram for pekins which are larger I believe.

 

[KathiQuacks]

Mixing nutritional yeast into their feed is the way most people go about adding niacin. 55 mg / kg is the minimum, but more is better. You can also do 1 tbsp of yeast per 1 cup of feed.

 

[nuthatched]

The smell makes me want to barf.

You may not be able to handle the smell of duck poop then.
Skip the oats.

 

[lothalvalleyfarm]

You may not be able to handle the smell of duck poop then.
Skip the oats.

Chicken and hog poop isn't bad imo, I have both of those. Cows... cows are yuck lol. For whatever reason my brain won't tolerate the smell of peas or brussel sprouts. I start dry heaving idk why.

 

[nuthatched]

Chicken and hog poop isn't bad imo, I have both of those. Cows... cows are yuck lol. For whatever reason my brain won't tolerate the smell of peas or brussel sprouts. I start dry heaving idk why.

Duck poop smells really vegetal, at least to me.

 

[Donutnoodles]

Chicken and hog poop isn't bad imo, I have both of those. Cows... cows are yuck lol. For whatever reason my brain won't tolerate the smell of peas or brussel sprouts. I start dry heaving idk why.

Poop is ok but peas is a no go?!? that’s a riot!

 

[lothalvalleyfarm]

Poop is ok but peas is a no go?!? that’s a riot!

Yeah my brain makes it smell kind of burning plastic-y. Don't ask me why, idk.