[SustainableTompkins] caring for baby ducks?

[goodsell]

Caring for baby ducks is only slightly different than caring for baby 
chicks. You should be able to get a game bird starter at your local feed 
store. You might have to shop around if you're looking for organic feed in 
particular. But game birds require a higher protein level than chickens.

Keeping the chicks fed, watered, warm, clean, and safe are your priorities 
especially with the threat of a predator eminent. I'm not sure if you're 
planning on letting "mom" brood out her chicks or taking the chicks and 
brooding them yourself. Your situation and your decisions on how you wish to 
raise these little ones will depend how you should proceed.

--Martha

Martha Goodsell
Fallow Hollow Deer Farm, LLC
125 Williams Road
Candor, NY 13743
607-659-4635
email: deerfarm6 at frontiernet.net


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rebecca" <rlm at bluefrog.com>
To: <levelgreeninstitute at yahoo.com>; "Sustainable Tompkins County listserv" 
<sustainabletompkins at lists.mutualaid.org>
Sent: Friday, June 13, 2008 1:36 PM
Subject: Re: [SustainableTompkins] caring for baby ducks?


> How 'bout contacting the vet school?  You go through the main number, wait
> for the "wildlife" option which puts you through to the switchboard who 
> can
> get you in touch with the Wild Animal Health Center - they may be
> able/willing to help.  They helped me to rescue an injured ruby throated
> hummingbird several weeks ago.
>
> ~Rebecca
>
> On Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 12:30 PM, Patricia Haines <
> levelgreeninstitute at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> Our mama Muskovy's eggs are starting to hatch, and Agway hasn't been too
>> helpful with instructions on what and how feed and take of brand-new
>> ducklings. Any advice you can share would be very welcome!
>>
>> Our Papa duck died yesterday, after being savaged by some kind of
>> night-time animal, and we're very sad. These babies are even more 
>> important,
>> since muskovies mate for life and Mama would be even sadder than we are 
>> if
>> we can't keep the babies alive.
>>
>>
>>
>>
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