Poly-vi-sol Vitamins

[duckboatprincess]

Anyone?

 

[Wifezilla]

Hummmm....

A few other duck owners are having the same problem. Nobody is sure what is going on. Have you sprinkled brewer's yeast on her food? Sometimes the extra niacin helps.

 

[DuckLady]

I second the extra niacin.

Waterfowl need more niacin than what is in regular starter. If you use medicated feed, thiamine will be blocked (amprolium is a thiamine blocker because cocci feed on it). You might make sure you are using non medicated feed for this one and add the brewers yeast and continue the 2 drops of Poly Vi Sol (without iron) in the mouth twice a day for a week and see how he gets along.

 

[duckboatprincess]

Where can I get the niacin at and how much do I give of each? The other duckling with her is maybe 2 days older and three times her size. It's like she's barely growing as well.

 

[Sweetfolly]

Crushed Brewer's Yeast tablets (in the vitamin section of Wal-Mart) over the food can give her the niacin she needs - as far as Poly-vi-sol, I gave my abnormally small, not growing mallard duckling 1 drop in about 1 tsp of plain yogurt with a little honey three times a day, as well as adding a few drops to the brooder waterer. She didn't start growing until I also added live worms to her diet.