Pekin Duck Club!

[crazyfarmer21]

are pekin ducks setters

 

[ducklove290]

I just picked up some chick starter/grower for my ducklings. Now at tsc they have this.liquid b-12 stuff. Is that what I would add to the chick starter or what exactly do I add for the extra niacin?

 

[Kaessa]

I just picked up some chick starter/grower for my ducklings. Now at tsc they have this.liquid b-12 stuff. Is that what I would add to the chick starter or what exactly do I add for the extra niacin?

Niacin is B3. Easiest way to add it is add 1 tablespoon of Brewer's Yeast per cup of food, or you can add a plain niacin capsule (not no-flush) to their water, but I can't remember the dosage on that.

 

[ducklove290]

This is what they have at tractor supply.

If this is wrong where can I get the brewers yeast??

 

[Amiga]

No, B12 is not niacin.

Walmart sells it online, might have it in their store. GNC probably has it.

 

[ducklove290]

Someone else said b12 was niacin. OK so How much brewers yeast should I put in there food and is it better to get nutritional yeast or brewers yeast?

 

[jhall6293]

Somebody on this forum suggested this stuff for ducks specifically:
http://www.amazon.com/Agrilabs-Vita...id=1429847978&sr=8-1&keywords=agrilabs+"Plus"

I ordered a pack and used it with my ducks as a water additive for the first two or three weeks and WOW! It is GREAT!
I started mixing it in with their feed and I really like that method - it is more practical now that they are bigger - but they LOVED it in their water when they were baby babies.
It has the necessary Niacin in it along with electrolytes and other vitamins/minerals.
I love this stuff and use it with all my hatchlings for the first week, at least.

 

[izzywoowoo]

Somebody on this forum suggested this stuff for ducks specifically:
http://www.amazon.com/Agrilabs-Vitamins-Electrolytes-Plus-4oz/dp/B0042LA2PG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1429847978&sr=8-1&keywords=agrilabs+%22Plus%22

I ordered a pack and used it with my ducks as a water additive for the first two or three weeks and WOW!  It is GREAT!
I started mixing it in with their feed and I really like that method - it is more practical now that they are bigger - but they LOVED it in their water when they were baby babies.
It has the necessary Niacin in it along with electrolytes and other vitamins/minerals.
I love this stuff and use it with all my hatchlings for the first week, at least.

Approximately how long did the bag last for you? How many hatchlings did you have?

 

[jhall6293]

Approximately how long did the bag last for you? How many hatchlings did you have?

I still haven't even finished the first package. That's mixing it in the duck's water (two ducklings), then their food and two weeks of it in my bobwhite hatchling's water (ten babies). It is highly concentrated. So, it has lasted me almost seven weeks so far and I'm a little over half wayish through the package.

 

[izzywoowoo]

I still haven't even finished the first package.  That's mixing it in the duck's water (two ducklings), then their food and two weeks of it in my bobwhite hatchling's water (ten babies).  It is highly concentrated.  So, it has lasted me almost seven weeks so far and I'm a little over half wayish through the package.

OK, thanks. I may look into getting a bag.