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[casportpony]

Ok ok ok enough with this ...what's the BEST duck food I can have to get my duck feeling better if that's the case???

An all flock feed that is labeled for ducklings or a duckling starter would be best. If you can't get that, get the chick starter and vitamins. Don't worry about the protein being high, you'll be fine.

 

[TSOWOATNKC]

The chick feed at your nearest tractor (based upon my searches) medicated has 18% protein and the unmedicated has 20%. I personally would do the unmedicated 20% over the medicated, and switch to duck food if you can find it, or flock raiser when the duck is old enough. You can concievably use either. Both are better than wild bird seed.

 

[drumstick diva]

Brewer's yeast provides niacin but I couldn't tell you how much he would need. Niacin deficiency was the first thing I read about ducks when I joined BYC. The topic comes up often when ducklings have trouble moving/legs.

 

[Pyxis]

I'll go ahead and suggest some specific feeds. What I would suggest first and foremost is a feed made for ducklings. However, in the US not a lot of feed stores carry such a thing. Purina just started making one, and my Tractor Supply carries it, but it only comes in five pound bags right now, and that's not really sustainable when you need to drive four hours out to the feed store each time. So it sounds like that's out.

Next up I would suggest anything that's called an all flock or Flock Raiser. Purina makes a feed called Flock Raiser that comes in 50 pound bags and is formulated to work for ducklings. This is a good choice. Naturewise also makes a feed that works well for ducklings. They call it Meat Bird and it comes in a bright orange 40 pound bag. The protein is 22%, but this is what I feed to all my ducklings until they are adults and it doesn't cause any problems that I have noticed. It too has enough niacin for ducklings.

Now, if none of that is available, then go for any unmedicated chick starter. This will not have enough niacin, so you will also need to buy something to supplement the niacin with. I would recommend buying the Vitamin B Complex I previously mentioned for this purpose.

If you can't find unmedicated chick starter, then get medicated chick starter. It won't hurt them, they just don't really need the amprolium so there's no reason to buy medicated unless you can't get anything else. Again, you will need a niacin supplement.

And since he is already having issues, I would suggest getting the Vitamin B Complex no matter what feed you go with, and giving him 1 ml directly every day. If he gets more vitamins than he needs, he will just excrete them.

 

[etorres]

I'll go ahead and suggest some specific feeds. What I would suggest first and foremost is a feed made for ducklings. However, in the US not a lot of feed stores carry such a thing. Purina just started making one, and my Tractor Supply carries it, but it only comes in five pound bags right now, and that's not really sustainable when you need to drive four hours out to the feed store each time. So it sounds like that's out.

Next up I would suggest anything that's called an all flock or Flock Raiser. Purina makes a feed called Flock Raiser that comes in 50 pound bags and is formulated to work for ducklings. This is a good choice. Naturewise also makes a feed that works well for ducklings. They call it Meat Bird and it comes in a bright orange 40 pound bag. The protein is 22%, but this is what I feed to all my ducklings until they are adults and it doesn't cause any problems that I have noticed. It too has enough niacin for ducklings.

Now, if none of that is available, then go for any unmedicated chick starter. This will not have enough niacin, so you will also need to buy something to supplement the niacin with. I would recommend buying the Vitamin B Complex I previously mentioned for this purpose.

If you can't find unmedicated chick starter, then get medicated chick starter. It won't hurt them, they just don't really need the amprolium so there's no reason to buy medicated unless you can't get anything else. Again, you will need a niacin supplement.

And since he is already having issues, I would suggest getting the Vitamin B Complex no matter what feed you go with, and giving him 1 ml directly every day. If he gets more vitamins than he needs, he will just excrete them.

THANK YOU!! now I have a valuable answer

 

[FarmerGirl101]

Yes it eats and drinks well. I have no idea what the gender is? How can you tell? It's about 4 to 5 months.

View attachment 1430221 that's him

He looks a lot younger as by then he should have a lot more feathers

 

[etorres]

He looks a lot younger as by then he should have a lot more feathers

I know just realized he's two months.thanks

 

[FarmerGirl101]

I know just realized he's two months.thanks

Okay. Also... Welcome to BYC!!!

 

[FarmerGirl101]

Try nacain or nacian (I do not know the spelling) as he might be lacking it

 

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