New hatchling stargazing

[Miss Lydia]

That’s great your little one isn’t failing, I think it has a great chance at recovering.

 

[cheezenkwackers]

That’s great your little one isn’t failing, I think it has a great chance at recovering.

Thanks! I got the b-vitamins but he is so tiny I would rather not put it down his throat. Can I put it in his one quart waterer or mix it with his starter, egg yolk, pea mash? If so, how much?

 

[Knighstar679]

Yes you can you want him to get 100 mg a day. So if you got the cattle b complex it’s 1 ml in the mash.

 

[Knighstar679]

I found putting it in the waterer just didn’t seem to get enough in him with how ducks play with it.

 

[cheezenkwackers]

I found putting it in the waterer just didn’t seem to get enough in him with how ducks play with it.

Makes sense. I have my duck’s eggs boiling on the stove (the eggs I hatched were purchased). Since I only ended up with two ducklings and she is bigger than her friend, I am planning to leave them together. I appreciate your help!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Precious duckling sure hope you see improvement real quick but don't get discouraged if you don't but being healthy really helps along with all your going to be doing for your little one. .

 

[cheezenkwackers]

Update: Our little stargazer is getting better every day. She can hold her head mostly straight when she eats but it returns to bent after. She also only occasionally walks in circles now. She tried a little swimming today and seemed to like the water. We will keep on with the vitamins.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Are you also supplementing with bit E and selenium?

 

[cheezenkwackers]

Are you also supplementing with bit E and selenium?

Vitamin E, yes, Selenium, not exactly. I took what y’all said to heart and have been feeding them a mix of chick starter, hard boiled egg yolks from my ducks, nutritional yeast flakes, the bovine B vitamins, vitamin E, and fish oil. He showed the most improvement after I added the E. Do you think I still need Selenium? I was hoping the egg yolk and fish oil might contain it.

 

[Knighstar679]

I would keep up what you are doing just adding in a mashup some of the egg whites. The selenium is in the egg so if you feed a bit of each of the parts you should get enough. The selenium helps him use the vitamin E better.