New duck mom. Help please

[JE1279]

Does anyone know the breed, sex or age ? We named her Ruby but I am thinking she's maybe a male? What is the best food/brand to feed her? She is currently eating crumbles and fresh fruits and vegetables. Is there any way to get them to be less mouthy?

 

[PatrickRoo]

You could try vent sexing her/him. There are tutorials on YouTube on how to vent sex a duckling. Your duckling also looks around the age of my ducklings. Mine are about 2-3 weeks old. However, I have no idea what breed of duck that is, but I can get someone who might have an idea of what breed she/he is. @Amiga

 

[PatrickRoo]

If this also helps some, our ducklings used eat Manna Pro Gamebird/Showbird feed. (It was an excellent feed and they loved it, but it only comes in a 5lb bag, which we were going through too quickly.) Tomorrow they're trying out Nutrena NatureWise Meatbird feed. It comes in a 40lb bag and I've so far read excellent reviews about it. The ingredients are very similar to the Manna Pro feed, but the Nutrena feed has 2% less protein than the Manna Pro feed.

 

[JE1279]

If this also helps some, our ducklings used eat Manna Pro Gamebird/Showbird feed. (It was an excellent feed and they loved it, but it only comes in a 5lb bag, which we were going through too quickly.) Tomorrow they're trying out Nutrena NatureWise Meatbird feed. It comes in a 40lb bag and I've so far read excellent reviews about it. The ingredients are very similar to the Manna Pro feed, but the Nutrena feed has 2% less protein than the Manna Pro feed.

Thank you so much for the information. I will definitely be switching food. I guess I will just have to wait for his/ her feathers to come in .

 

[chickens really]

Looks like it will be a Drake and I guess it's an Appleyard...