Can Ducklings eat chick starter?

[ILikeChickenNuggets]

Hey
I am about to get ducklings, and I was wondering, if I can feed them chick starter food?

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Yes. Give them non medicated starter, or buy a flick raiser.

 

[ReagyEggy]

Yep. It would be fine for them, as long as you switched to normal duck feed when they get older and not chicken feed.

 

[crazy4ChickensNducks]

almost all chick/chicken feed can be fed to all poultry types, most say on the back of the bag. there is no need to change them to a duck food later on either unless they are males

 

[Rlmp817]

I just read a blog about this, and I guess the medicated starter is a nono for ducks (the medication can cause problems) so yes for chick starter, b
Just make sure it is not the medicated kind.

 

[sylviethecochin]

http://www.metzerfarms.com/NutritionalRequirements.cfm
If the feed tag matches the [EDT: nutritional info] in the site just linked, you can feed that feed. I often feed crumbles for meat birds if they're on sale.

Also, feed medicated with Amprollium is safe for ducks. That's most feeds, including nutrena, Purina, and Country roads.

 

[Fluffnut]

Chick feed is fine, you'll probably need a niacin supplement though.

 

[sylviethecochin]

I just read a blog about this, and I guess the medicated starter is a nono for ducks (the medication can cause problems)

This is no longer true in most cases. It was true ~30 years ago. But almost all of the major brands now use Amprollium, which is not poisonous to ducks (or chicks) except in very high doses, far beyond what they could get out of a bag of feed.

 

[Rlmp817]

This is no longer true in most cases. It was true ~30 years ago. But almost all of the major brands now use Amprollium, which is not poisonous to ducks (or chicks) except in very high doses, far beyond what they could get out of a bag of feed.

OH that's great! I am glad they changed what they were using and made it simpler for mixed flock owners!

 

[GC-Raptor]

I would feed Ducklings a All-Flock/Flock Raiser crumbles feed with 20/22% Protein to Start.

It also has more Niacin that young Ducklings need and you can feed to Chicks. GC