Multivitamins for ducks?

[Kschwartz]

I have a lot of chick starter left and I'm not gonna waste it so I'm going to cut the protein level by adding oats. But that will also be cutting vitamins, and I don't want to skip out on those. Are there any multivitamins for ducks? Or can I just buy a bottle of multivitamins and crush them up? Which vitamins should I include in their diet, and which are toxic?

Thanks,
Katie.

 

[Luvs chickens]

As long as its not medicated chick starter. ( medicated chick starter kills ducks.)ducks don't need any added vitamins. but, can add the vitamin and electrolyte solution to water if you want. some people use pedialyte.
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[Kschwartz]

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Not if it is medicated with Amprolium. My ducks have been on it since i have had them and they are perfectly healthy right now. My cousin had left over duck starter that was non medicated so I just mixed that in yesterday, but now I need to cut the protein (it is at 20%). So they don't need any added vitamins (other than niacin and calcium when they reach laying age)?

 

[Amiga]

Ducklings need much more niacin than do chicks, according to Storey's Guide to Raising Ducks. From what I've seen on the forum, there is a wide range of sensitivity to low niacin.

I use a poultry vitamin/eletrolyte/probiotic mix regularly (once a week, twice a month, depending) as a general boost, and especially when they are stressed.

I bought mine through Meyer Hatchery. The local feed store also carries vitamins.