First time duck owner help

[Bec9120]

I’ve just got 6 3 day old Indian runner ducklings and unsure what to feed them. I have fine laying mash I feed my chickens and turkey crumble I feed my Guinea fowl. But unsure what to feed ducklings. Can I feed them fresh veggies? Eg lettuce, zucchini, carrot? Corn?

 

[sourland]

Niacin is extremely important to ducklings, so a commercial diet prepared for ducklings is your best bet.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Leave off everything but good feed. Once they are around 2 weeks and you have chick grit you can offer a tiny bit of treat but it should be 10% or be less of their feed daily. And if you can’t get waterfowl specific feed then add nutritional yeast to their feed at 1 tablespoon to each cup of feed you offer. We love baby pics too.

 

[Bec9120]

Thank you so much. I’m off to the feed and seed stores to see what they have. If not I’ll get some brewers yeast!