Muscovy duckling questions

[Gerby26]

Hello I am trying to prepare for my ducklings(6) coming soon and I am having difficulty deciding what food to get them, I wanted to get mazuri waterfowl starter, and maintenance feed. I know its a tad expensive but I was concerned if 25 lbs would be enough for 6 ducklings and how long I should feed them the starter for. Or if you have any suggestions for what food I should get them, I either need to order mazuri now or be able to choose a food from tractor supply local pickup that has the right nutrition for my ducklings since my area is still in a lock down. If I do just get chick starter which is the best for ducklings and how much will I need for how long. I just keep reading all kinds of things and want a more straightforward answer. And how much Niacin should I add to chick starter if I do get that(the whole reason I wanted mazuri was so I don't have to worry about supplements I just don't know if I should get 25 or 50 lbs of starter for 6 ducklings). Also this is my first time owning any sort of bird/poultry so any tips would be appreciated! I am like a worried first time mom, who just wants the best for my ducks! Thank you for responses or reading this~!

 

[Ratchnick]

What type of ducks? 50 lbs should get you most of the way.

 

[Gerby26]

What type of ducks? 50 lbs should get you most of the way.

Muscovy

 

[Isaac 0]

TSC has All Flock Feed and Purina Raiser Feed both of which would be great for your ducklings, although I would suggest getting the crumbled form so they can get the feed down better until they are older. I believe its 16$ for a 40lb bag. You can add nutritional yeast or brewers yeast over top the feed at a ratio of one tablespoon per cup of feed, just to ensure they are getting plenty niacin.

 

[Isaac 0]

Welcome to BYC!

 

[Gerby26]

TSC has All Flock Feed and Purina Raiser Feed both of which would be great for your ducklings, although I would suggest getting the crumbled form so they can get the feed down better until they are older. I believe its 16$ for a 40lb bag. You can add nutritional yeast or brewers yeast over top the feed at a ratio of one tablespoon per cup of feed, just to ensure they are getting plenty niacin.

Thank you this is exactly what I needed to read XD

 

[Isaac 0]

Here are the exact bags-

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/nutrena-naturewise-all-flock-pellet-40-lb-bag

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/purina-flock-raiser-crumbles-premium-poultry-feed-50-lb

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/natures-best-organic-feeds-duck-crumble-5-lb-sp0231c