Muscovie not growing

[Soon2BChixMom]

the duck grower is purina chow duck grower at 20%. cant remember the restm chickens eat it too. so does nibbler

cat food is 30%

The feed I used was/is 20% protein and plenty for a duckling. Maybe you don't need the cat food right now. Why are you trying to feed the duckling so much protein?

 

[Miss Lydia]

Yep 20% protein is enough that is what an all flock would have. What about the other feed is it for chickens or ducks?

 

[Jpat]

its for ducks but the chickens eat it

i thaught ducklings needed more protein, the crumble i have had was 30%

 

[Soon2BChixMom]

its for ducks but the chickens eat it

i thaught ducklings needed more protein, the crumble i have had was 30%

20% is adequate. It's really a range, but 30% seems over the top.
https://www.nap.edu/read/2114/chapter/7
http://www.metzerfarms.com/NutritionalRequirements.cfm
https://www.forthebirdsdvm.com/pages/care-and-feeding-of-pet-ducks

 

[Miss Lydia]

20% is fine for all your flock just feed them all the same feed. I’d get your Missy out side some every day so she can do some foraging .

 

[Jpat]

Shes so un responsive, She wont realy bath, Doesnt like water, Just sits in her mirror with her stuffed animal. She doesnt cuddle humans whatso ever. She cuddles nibbler tho.

She needs duck time bad. Nibbler loved people and it worked great she spent so much time with us like a puppy. Missy wont have anything to do with us.

I cant wait till she can permenently goes outsite itll be alot better for her.

I will take her out to meet everyone soon

 

[Jpat]

its like duck depression

 

[Miss Lydia]

Ducklings are pretty tough, as long as it isn’t windy cold being outside a few minutes a day would be great for her to be around the others. Can’t wait to find out what the others think of her and how she takes to them.

 

[casportpony]

Is it in your budget to purchase a food scale? I know lots of people think I'm crazy for weighing mine, but what it has taught me is a healthy duckling, chick, peachick, keet, squab, or poult will make daily gains. Sometimes it's only a few grams, but as long as they make daily gains they do okay.

 

[Raenh]

Sugar is like that - she'll cuddle in with me at night, but during the day acts like i'm some big giant with hands that need the fingers bitten and pulled off.