Description
Ducks are not chickens, and feeding them like chickens is where most backyard flocks run into trouble. Purina Duck Feed Pellets is built around the one nutrient that separates the two — niacin. Ducklings need far more of it than chicks do, and a shortage shows up fast as weak, unsteady legs. This 19% protein ration carries the elevated niacin ducks require plus everything else they need, so you can feed it as the sole diet from the day they hatch straight through adulthood. The mini-pellet size is small enough for ducklings to pick up on day one.
Key Features
- 19% protein: Hit the protein level growing ducks need for steady frame and muscle development.
- Elevated niacin: Supply at least 60 ppm (mg/kg) to meet ducklings’ higher requirement for bone growth, especially in their legs.
- Complete and balanced: Feed it as the sole diet — no separate supplement program to manage.
- Prebiotics and probiotics: Support immune and digestive health from hatch onward.
- Mini-pellet form: Serve a pellet small enough for ducklings to eat easily and large enough to cut waste with adult birds.
- Hatch through adulthood: Keep one bag on hand instead of switching rations as the birds grow.
Feeding Directions
Feed Purina Duck Feed Pellets free choice, continuously, as the sole diet to ducks from hatch for their entire life. For female ducks intended for laying, feed free choice from hatch until the first egg; once she starts laying, keep feeding Duck Feed Pellets and add Purina Oyster Shell supplement for the extra calcium egg production demands. Male ducks can stay on Duck Feed Pellets free choice for life. Provide fresh, clean water at all times — ducks need water available whenever they are eating. Caution: store in a dry, well-ventilated area protected from rodents and insects. Do not feed moldy or insect-infested feed to animals, as it may cause illness, performance loss, or death. Use only as directed. Follow sound management practices and disease and sanitation control measures, wash hands after feeding or handling animals, and wash feed and water containers regularly. Not for human consumption. Contains a source of live (viable) naturally occurring microorganisms.
Guaranteed Analysis
- Crude Protein (Min.) 19.00%
- Lysine (Min.) 1.10%
- Methionine (Min.) 0.40%
- Crude Fat (Min.) 2.30%
- Crude Fiber (Max.) 5.00%
- Calcium (Ca) (Min.) 0.75% / (Max.) 1.25%
- Phosphorus (P) (Min.) 0.50%
- Salt (NaCl) (Min.) 0.15% / (Max.) 0.65%
- Sodium (Na) (Max.) 0.51%
- Total Microorganisms (Min.) 84,000,000 CFU/lb
Specifications
- Brand: Purina (Purina Animal Nutrition)
- Animal: Ducks — hatch through adulthood
- Form: Mini-pellets
- Protein: 19% complete ration
- Laying ducks: Supplement with Purina Oyster Shell once egg production begins
- Size: 40 lb bag
- Ingredient list: See the feed tag on the bag
Stop by Garoppo’s to pick up a bag, or schedule local delivery within our service area.