Niacin Deficiency in Waterfowl

jolenesdad said:

If you have a duckling that *needs* it, you won’t get enough in via drinking water.

It should go in the food, really. I would put 1cc per duckling into an amount of food they’re going to eat today, and do that again at night. Twice a day. The others will poop out the excess vitamins. Do this for a day or two. Then direct dose just the one who needs it.

Do they have any treats they take? If so get a syringe with needle and inject 1cc into the treat. Otherwise slowly drop 1cc by drop onto their beak. 1cc is not a whole lot, do it drop by drop so you don’t aspirate them.

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jolenesdad said:

If you have a duckling that *needs* it, you won’t get enough in via drinking water.

It should go in the food, really. I would put 1cc per duckling into an amount of food they’re going to eat today, and do that again at night. Twice a day. The others will poop out the excess vitamins. Do this for a day or two. Then direct dose just the one who needs it.

Do they have any treats they take? If so get a syringe with needle and inject 1cc into the treat. Otherwise slowly drop 1cc by drop onto their beak. 1cc is not a whole lot, do it drop by drop so you don’t aspirate them.

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SaraJean0610 said:

Thank you so much, can I give them canned peas? Or do they need to be fresh

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SaraJean0610 said:

How much should I add to their drinking water? I have a 1 gallon drinker

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SaraJean0610 said:

Thank you so much, can I give them canned peas? Or do they need to be fresh

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CoriM said:

The one thing I wonder about with canned peas is whether there are additives like sodium - you might not want that. Do you have access to frozen peas? That's what I use, and you can easily thaw them under some warm water. Tiny bits of watermelon can also soak up the vitamin B and might work. Just make sure the ducklings have access to chick grit once they start getting treats like that. I do add it to my ducklings water once a day, just to give them a little extra, and they drink that water the same as they do their regular water, but some might be particular. And like others have already stated, if you have a duckling in trouble you need to really find a method to make sure that one is getting the full dosage.

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nmr said:

I wouldn't put it in their drinking water, they likely won't drink it---the taste isn't something they like. They'll end up ignoring the water altogether, which isn't what you want. I suggest making a couple more waterers as well.

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CloneFly said:

I have a 1wk old Gosling with a little flock of 5wk old chicks (mixed breeds.) If we add the nutritional yeast to the feed, is it safe for the chickens if they get to it as well? Or is the higher levels of Niacin toxic for them?

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