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Alex Muntaz asked in PetsBirds · 10 years ago

Feeding Ducklings:How much starter crumbs do you give?

We just had a little flock of 6 abandoned ducklings. Since they were two days old, we fed them chopped spinach/grated carrots/and mashed boiled yolk til we were able to get a sack of Duckling Starter Crumbs. Since then, we fill the bottom of a small plate (8 1/2 cm diameter exactly). and feed them every day (often emptying and refilling once they get wet or soiled every two hours or so). But something struck us and made us realise what on earth we were doing was pretty reckless and rather stupid. We have no idea how much exactly to give as their daily portions. We know we should switch to pellets after 3-4 weeks, but the bag doesn't explain anything else. So we were hoping if someone here knows and can lend a hand in this dellimma. So far the ducklings seem fine, and they're now bigger and look very much like a normal 1-week old duck now. So far it feels like they're doing okay, still, we hope to know more on what we're doing. Thanks for the help!

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  • 10 years ago
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    You don't need to measure the food out. It is just so important that they have started crumb and water all the time they grow so fast . You can't overfeed them they only eat what thy want and tend to eat small amounts often like most birds. But it is important with there water as they don't have a mum that they only have a shallow bowl of water you don't want them to swim as they will quickly get cold they need to start having there feathers coming thought and a good size. And even then you need to make sure they don't caught a chill .

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