What can I feed duckling?

[two j farm]

I have 2 duckling that are 1 week old. I ran out of food last night and the feed store here is closed on Wednesdays. What can I feed the til I can get to the feed store in the morning? I have 10 1 week old chicks in with them.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Are you out of chick feed to?

No Tractor Supply type store around for ya, either?

Peas (or meat) and cooked rice would be okay short term.

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Peas, salad, any kind of green leafy vegetable (kale), a baked sweet potato. Give them some supervised forage-time outside and they will stuff themselves.

 

[thumper650]

Peas, salad, any kind of green leafy vegetable (kale), a baked sweet potato ......

Geez, I wish someone would make that for me! Peep peep!
I had a wild duckling for a day, we made a nice vegetable purée that he seemed to love. The wildlife rehabber asked if it was guacamole!

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Geez, I wish someone would make that for me! Peep peep!
I had a wild duckling for a day, we made a nice vegetable purée that he seemed to love. The wildlife rehabber asked if it was guacamole!

Good point! Avocados are toxic for ducks, they contain Persin: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persin

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Geez, I wish someone would make that for me! Peep peep!
I had a wild duckling for a day, we made a nice vegetable purée that he seemed to love. The wildlife rehabber asked if it was guacamole!

If you're ever in my area, my wife will make you a sweet potato and i scramble some duck eggs for you!

 

[quackiemama]

They can also have some scrambled eggs for some protein. I think they might need some kind of grit though but I am not positive about that.

 

[two j farm]

Are you out of chick feed to?

No Tractor Supply type store around for ya, either?

Peas (or meat) and cooked rice would be okay short term.

Tractor supply is a hour away from me. I gave them some oatmeal for now. Thanks everyone. Im going to give the some pea's tonight.

 

[DucksOhio]

Peas are definitely their huckleberry. Congratulations on your ducklings!