Guidelines On Feeding Ducklings - Crucial Tips For Breeding Ducks Successfully

Ducks make good pets as well as meat sources. So,
if you are going to breed ducks, you have to feed
them well. When the ducklings are born, you
should feed them the next day until the eight
week with mashed hardboiled eggs. Feeding
ducks and ducklings is especially crucial
because they are very delicate and
sensitive. You do not have to start feeding
ducklings immediately after they were born. This
is because they still have their food reserve
which is the yolk sac. Actually, this food
reserve is good for around forty-eight hours.
However, if you do not feed them after
twenty-four hours, they might get bored and peck
each other's eyes. You can also give them crumbs
to keep them busy.

Nonetheless, you can also start raising
ducklings with mash feed. This feed includes
corn, fish meal, rice bran, dried whey, bone
meal, and soybean meal. One-day olds to six-week
olds can be fed with starter mash containing at
least ten percent crude protein. Six-week olds
to four-month olds can be given grower mash
containing sixteen percent crude protein; and
four-month olds can be given layer mash with
sixteen percent crude protein. If you are
keeping native ducklings, though, you should
feed them four to five times with moistened rice
for the first thirty-three weeks. After a month,
you can start feeding ducklings with water
snails. Wild ducklings also enjoy worms, as well
as dandelions and grass.

In addition, you must keep in mind that
three-week old ducklings must be fed four to
five times per day. You must also provide lots
of clean water because ducklings drink very
frequently. If you are going to feed your
ducklings with store-bought crumbs, you must
choose the ones that are especially made for
ducklings. Crumbs made for chickens contain
coccidiostats which protect them from coccidia
infections. While these substances have been
tested with poultry, they have not been tested
with ducks. Once you found the right crumbs, it
is better if you will get the ones without
additives such as amprolium and ethopabate. Grit
or fine gravel must be given, as well. This will
help ducklings grind their feed.

If you're raising ducks for profit, know that
your ducks' overall health has a direct
influence on the profitability of your business.
This means that if you want to rake in the
profits, you'll have to learn about feeding baby
ducks properly. Ducks are wasteful and slovenly
while feeding. Provide proper adequate feeding
hoppers to prevent much waste of food.

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Are you searching for tips on feeding ducklings?
If you think you still need help on where to
start, consulting existing duck owners and
farmers will certainly be a big help. If you
would like to learn more about raising ducks
correctly, please visit:
http://www.howtoraiseducks.com

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