My duckling is not eating his grain and he will drink fine. But his voice sounds scratchy when he chirps. What do I do?
Alright great to have you in the flock Boil up an egg then let cool remove shell and mash with a fork and serve to the little duckling if he likes give him another in a couple of hours ,,,,,,,, do this for a couple of days and see if you notice a difference
How old is he? Has he just started behaving like this.? Maybe the feed is too dry for him. If you go to "Other Backyard poultry" thread you will find posts from duck people. It would be good to get their advice.
Hi and welcome to BYC from northern Michigan Do you mean his duck feed, or are you feeding him whole grains? I would also recommend the ducks section of the Forum, lots of knowledgeable folks there.
I don't know a thing about ducks. So if you do not find your answer here, you might want to post this question in the duck section here on BYC.... https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/42/ducks Good luck with your baby and I hope he heals soon!
Good morning Aflack here I am a 3 1/2 yr old duck and momma Ducklings need more like a turkey grow with a 20% or better protein to grow and our pet human sometimes put's the crumble in the blender to make it a little smaller .... For a duckling to eat it needs its water to choke down the feed so both the feed and water need to be close together and it will seem that half the feed is being wasted in the water but this is normal and part of being a dock .......... Try to entice the duckling to eat by giving him/her some boiled egg as this is just to see if there is a real problem as your duckling should act like this is candy ........... Hit us back if you are still having problems gander007
