Duckling starting this at 3-4 weeks of age

[jonathan85365]

Duckling

How to care for a small duckling

 

[GreenLily]

Are you looking for info on casting for ducklings?

 

[MonkeyMonk86]

Here's a link to a duckling care sheet.
http://www.liveducks.com/duckcare.html

 

[jonathan85365]

I sort of figured it out now but ty

 

[jonathan85365]

Getting lettuce till I can afford something better

 

[GreenLily]

If you can give it peas, that will help give the duckling niacin. It needs niacin our it will develop leg problems either soon or later on down the road.

 

[jonathan85365]

Hmm good to know any other tips he is atleaat a week old there is a feed store down the road but I found out it's closed today

 

[jonathan85365]

What about canned peas

 

[GreenLily]

That will be fine. I've given mine canned peas a lot. It is like crack for them. Some say that you need to give powdered niacin or brewer's yeast to achieve the amount they need but I like to go for the natural stuff. They wouldn't find that other stuff out in nature, but peas and other vegetables they can.

 

[jonathan85365]

Well extremely rarely in the river I see them in but yea

 

[GreenLily]

Oh, another thing is that when you do get feed, if you can get the right kind of feed for waterfowl that would be great but a lot of times, you can't find it, and have to settle for chick starter that isn't medicated. They can't handle the amount of medication that baby chicks can.

 

[jonathan85365]

This store has been around since 1930 I don't think they will give me many problems

 

[GreenLily]

That's great! It's nice to have a feed store that is actually knowledgeable! Chain stores usually don't have the knowledge. I always put complete trust in my feed store.

 

[jonathan85365]

Yea it's a mile away and if I ever move they deliver

 

[jonathan85365]

I feed lettuce atm

 

[jonathan85365]

Looks like it's whatever I can find till Friday poor duck

 

[KeeshyRee]

I raise ducks so what are you needing to know? I can help you better if you tell me where you got it and how old it is also. If you don't know how old a picture would help.

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[jonathan85365]

Less than 3 weeks more than 1.5 weeks I fed him peas for a day and half n saw red is this bad or is it niacin because it was the color of monster

 

[jonathan85365]

I can get duck food maybe tomorrow that or Saturday

 

[jonathan85365]

And we got him from a river well I said no my friend did so now I'm eloping raise it since it's not able to return noe