Niacin content of mazuri

[dragonmaker]

Mazuri waterfowl starter has 70mg niacin/lb feed. If I feed Mazuri do I need to supplement my future ducklings with nutritional yeast?

 

[U_Stormcrow]

If you are raising Pekins, I still would.

 

[KathiQuacks]

Mazuri has a lottt of niacin compared to other feeds; It was enough niacin even for my big geese. I wouldn’t think you’d need to supplement at all, but it also wouldn’t hurt to sprinkle in a little extra, if you’re concerned.

 

[Jenbirdee]

Mazuri has a lottt of niacin compared to other feeds; It was enough niacin even for my big geese. I wouldn’t think you’d need to supplement at all, but it also wouldn’t hurt to sprinkle in a little extra, if you’re concerned.

my geese won’t touch the mazuri. ducks love it though. weird geese

 

[dragonmaker]

Thanks!

 

[KathiQuacks]

my geese won’t touch the mazuri. ducks love it though. weird geese

Strange, my geese go a little nuts for it lol. Tons of loud, happy chattering when I bring it out.

 

[Jenbirdee]

Strange, my geese go a little nuts for it lol. Tons of loud, happy chattering when I bring it out.

possibly if i gave them some every day for a month they might start eating it. they take forever to try something new.
presently they love the duck pellet mash with nutritional yeast that i make for them every morning, and then they snack on their all flock pellets, grass & vegetables like lettuce or kale the rest of the day.
so yeah i give my 2 pilgrim geese 1 tbsp of nutritional yeast daily, also my 15 ducks share 1tbsp of it in their morning mash as well. ( i even give my 3 chickens 1tsp of it in their mash because they love it so much and it’s a tiny bit extra protien and sort ofa probiotic quality to it as well.

 

[CoriM]

I have fed Mazuri for the past few years and haven't added niacin to my ducks/ducklings feed, other than a couple times when my runner ducklings had wobbly legs for a couple weeks. However I agree, Pekins seem to need more when they are ducklings and I would sprinkle some nutritional yeast or brewers yeast over their food if you get that breed. Also maybe other heavy-weight breeds, I don't know as I don't have experience with them. Also, just keep an eye out, and if you see any weakness at all developing then add some yeast or the liquid vitamin B complex.

 

[happycircle]

I have 4 ducklings about 3.5 weeks old and they have had week legs for about a week and a half now. They’re on Mazuri starter that I mash with nutritional yeast plus now they have access to free feed on the dry pellets but don’t seem to go for it so much yet. I fed this to my previous ducklings and geese and had no issue. The last few days, I’ve been supplementing with low doses of vitamin b complex into their food. I also gave them a pea and blueberry mash yesterday with some nutridrench.

A few of them are starting to perk up a bit but they sit a lot and have weak legs still. I’m wondering if I should up the dose of the b complex or nutridrench or give it to them directly/orally to see if it helps? Or could there be other factors that are causing them to sit so much and have weak legs?

Their legs don’t look splayed and have no visible sores.

Any advice would be amazing thank you!

 

[CoriM]

What breed of ducklings are they?