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This is how I remember it.

Can you get her to a vet? She may be choking, or something may have injured her neck. Can you upload a brief video? If she is choking, Storey's Guide says to gently straighten the neck, and see if she can dislodge what is in there. But if it is a neck injury that may not be the right...

I feel that a good quality cat kibble is fine for ducks. I use Eagle Pak, and I have used Taste of the Wild before also. I give it as treats especially for molting time, and some during laying time, and when it gets really cold in winter and there are no worms available.

Can you get ahold of a baby/pet scale? Then you could weigh them and see if they are a healthy weight.

I used rolled oats, about the same ratio, I think, and things worked out fine for my ducklings.

I would put an exclusion fence around that area in part because I would not want them to have contact with such a concentration of wild bird droppings. Perhaps an extreme caution, but that would be my concern. They are fairly resistant to disease, but ... And people feed their ducks sprouted...

They are great animals, those ducks. We don't have that much space, to all we have are ducks right now. And as much as trying to keep this thread about duck treats, I truly feel that with limited time and attention to offer, it's good to post where the conversation is more likely to be seen -...

Tough, when there are these behavioral troubles. I would like to gently and with great appreciation suggest these stories need to be in their own thread, since I suspect folks will miss this, since it's in the duck treats thread..... And I feel it is important to bring these things to the...

not enough nutrients in that. A boiled egg, crushed up fine would help. Add a little tiny bit of water to make it soft and easy to swallow. @99mano

I wonder if someone on the ornamental fowl forum can help?

@duckies1230 I get poultry vitamins with electrolytes and probiotics. You can order online or some feed stores carry them. Once a week in the water should help.

I stick with the layer - we can get more soft eggs toward the end of the laying season, so my reasoning is I want them to build up calcium reserves. And wheat sprouts, just for something fresh in winter.

I think my Runners molted at ten weeks. Boy, was I surprised! Feathers everywhere! We had eleven.

I have heard different opinions about letting ducks eat egg shells. Some are convinced that the ducks will become egg eaters, breaking their own eggs. Others have fed egg shells for years and years and never had an egg eater.

Articles like this give the impression that bread is not a great idea. http://erie.wbu.com/content/show/46014

You may be okay - to be safe, some food grade activated charcoal supplement - maybe a teaspoon in a quart of drinking water - ought not to harm. But please look carefully over this document. I don't want to contradict anyone but it looks like the research has been done on different birds than...

You ought to be able to get a basic maintenance feed, or something like a flock raiser.

One of the big concerns is if they do not have grit, they cannot "chew" food. The eggs may not be as much of a concern as the greens. Littles can get impacted, and that can be fatal.

Less than four months old.

If they are younger ducks, I would chop the cabbage up very fine. My adult runners, after about a year old, seem to like cabbage but only if it is a whole head Chopped cabbage, even in water, not much interest. But a cabbage plant? Oh, wow, they nom it down to the stalk.