Mazuri Waterfowl Starter Duckling & Gosling Food
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| Bird Type | Wild Bird, Duck, Geese, Waterfowl, Chicken | Wild Bird, Duck, Geese, Swan, Waterfowl, Chicken | Chicken | Duck, Chicken | Chicken |
| Food Form | Pellets | Pellets | Crumble | Pellets | Crumble |
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Cheaper then health problems
Yes, this food is very expensive compared to regular chick starter, or regular duck food from the farm store. You know what is more expensive then this food though? Sick and dying ducks. I’ve used chick starter and tried to supplement with brewers yeast and peas and still had weird symptoms of niacin deficiency. I’d spend extra time and money trying to nurse these ducklings back to health. Once I got my duckling back on track, I switched to this food and have had no problems. Ducklings need special food, don’t buy ducks if you don’t want to feed them what they need to thrive. This food has been a life changer, I wish it was cheaper, but it’s cheaper then health problems with my ducklings!
Won’t use anything else!
This starter food is hands down the best! Perfect size for the ducklings to eat. It floats so it can be used for enrichment also. Complete nutrition. Healthy ducklings. We ended up switching over our entire flock to eat solely Mazuri Diet because they were wasting so much of another brand of duck food. It’s worth the price and we end up saving money in the long run!
Simply the best
Years of experience have convinced me that Mazuri animal feed is the best way to provide nutritious, healthy food for wild and domesticated animals. I won't use any other product for my wildlife.
Tiny Like Bird Seed . . . .
Usually I buy Mazuri Waterfowl Maintenance for ducks and geese that are not captive. They come and go as they please. That feed is about the size of a small-sized dry cat food. Hence, I was surprised to see this starter feed was so much smaller. It's only a little bigger than milo. It floats, though, and is a good feed to pair with bird seed that floats, such as millet and oil sunflower. Yes, it has more protein than adult waterfowl need, but that's not an issue with non-captive birds. This is only part of their diet on any given day, if they show up at all. The reason I got it, instead of maintenance feed, is because it comes in 25-pound bags, and is easier to lift than the 50-pound bags the maintenance comes in. In fact, I can't even lift 50 pounds any longer, but must divide up such a large bag to move the feed.
The best duck food
For those complaining about it being an unlabeled bag and not specific duck food, many large feed bags (like those for livestock and poultry) are nondescript with tags like these that describe what the product is. That's the case with lots of Mazuri products. This is one of the best duck foods out there, I use it for my own ducks as well as the ducks at the wildlife rehab center where I work.
Best for babies
I run a waterfowl rescue and although pricey, this is the ONLY food I will feed to baby ducks, geese or swans. I've used it for years and all grow wonderful and healthy with it. I even require all adopters of babies to feed this. No guessing on niacin or b vitamins. I do however cut protein a bit since it's but on high side
Honest Review
I ordered this food for 2 day old muscovy ducklings. I know the brand is reputable, so I’m sure the quality of the food is good - they are doubling in size every couple of days. Downside - the babies couldn’t eat the small hard round pellets, I’ve had to soak the food for 10-15 minutes and make a gruel in the blender for them to be able to eat it. They are a week old now, we quit making a gruel but still soak the pellets so they can eat them. This isn’t a huge deal to me, but if you don’t have the time or energy, you might go with a crumble style food instead.
Misleading
The bag is completely blank and says nothing about ducklings and goslings, just general purpose "exotic animal nutrition". Looks like it's for every animal, not a specialized waterfowl starter feed as it leads you to believe.
Recommended for exotic animals and says NOTHING about starter and grower feed.
Replaced the order and received the wrong feed AGAIN barely mentions ducklings....its recommended for sharks,alpacas,and all kinds of exotic zoo animals....says waterfowl but not starter for ducklings.
Best food for waterfowl
I know the price is steap versus chick starter however ducks and geese require extra nutrition especially niacin as they grow to avoid bone disorders/growth issues. This is the only food that has it all in one. This is the easiest way to get their complete diet in addition to grass of course. Chewy was fast and auto ship saved money.