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Several types of feeder insects contain niacin, including mealworms, crickets, waxworms, superworms, and silkworms. Do meal worms have niacin? In fact, research from 2017 shows… Read More »Are Worms High In Niacin?

Niacin, or Vitamin B3, is important for all living things to grow strong bones. Ducks need more niacin than chickens, so if you’re feeding your… Read More »Do Adult Ducks Need Niacin Supplements?

A severe niacin deficiency leads to pellagra, a condition that causes a dark, sometimes scaly rash to develop on skin areas exposed to sunlight; bright… Read More »What Does A Niacin Deficiency Look Like?

Severe deficiency results in pellagra, which is a combined deficiency of both niacin and its precursor, tryptophan. The symptoms of deficiency are primarily dermatitis, diarrhea,… Read More »What Are The Three Distinct Signs Of A Niacin Deficiency?

Supplements of niacin such as nicotinic acid or nicotinamide are approved by the FDA for treating and preventing niacin deficiency. What happens if you are… Read More »Can Niacin Deficiency Be Cured?

Human-grade brewer’s yeast usually contains around “5 mg of niacin per 15 grams of yeast”. Given that “ducklings need about 10 mg of niacin per… Read More »How Much Brewers Yeast Do Ducks Need?

A easy way to add niacin to a ducklings diet is by sprinkling in 1 tablespoon of Nutritional Yeast per cup of feed. Brewers yeast… Read More »How Much Nutritional Yeast Should I Give My Ducks?

Make sure your ducklings still aren’t eating the medicated baby duck food. At this stage, you will still want to put brewer’s yeast in your… Read More »How Long Do You Have To Give Ducks Brewers Yeast?

Ducks can eat pumpkin. Both raw pumpkin and raw pumpkin seeds are excellent food sources for your ducks. Can you feed ducks pumpkin seeds? You… Read More »Can Ducks Eat Raw Pumpkin Seeds?

The good news is that ducks can eat any type of roasted or unroasted sunflower seeds including black oil and striped sunflower seeds and it… Read More »Can Ducks Have Salted Sunflower Seeds?