Where can i purchase duckling starter food from?
Most farm stores and feed mills sell it – make sure you get UNmedicated feed for your duckling. Here is some great advice that was given to someone who found a duckling: “Provide a heat lamp in an area with enough room for the duckling to move away from the heat if needed. New ducklings need a temperature of 85 to 90 F. with the temperature lowered 5 degrees each week. You’ll have to guess at its age. If a ‘duck and goose’ starter feed isn’t available then the duckling can have ‘unmedicated’ chick starter with some brewer’s yeast added (to meet a duckling’s need for extra niacin). A ‘grower’ feed would also suffice since the starter should only be used for the first 2-3 weeks. Ducklings also need greens–chopped tender grass, dandelions, clover, cabbage, lettuce, etc. Also provide some fine grit. Do you have some pine wood shavings for bedding? Ducklings chill easily, especially if wet so they should have a water container with an opening only large enough for their heads to fit in. Th
