https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/f/nonclinical-discussions/13473/feeding-ducklings-answer-asap-pleaseIf you have ducklings (orphaned) and no duck crumbs what can you give them to keep them going until you get some food? My cousins neighbour has some that were left in the gutter, mother duck didn&#39;t come back en-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/113271?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 06 May 2011 08:32:39 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:c428aa37-cc23-439a-aec8-ee289a44cbe3molladog<p>Sorry, didn&#39;t scroll up far enough to see first post about not having any crumb available !!!&nbsp; <img src="http://www.vetnurse.co.uk/emoticons/new/Ashamed_smiley.png" alt="Embarrassed" /> Must learn not to be in such a hurry.lol Finely chopped hard boiled egg floated in a little water is a great emergency stop gap until the right one can be purchased. <img src="http://www.vetnurse.co.uk/emoticons/new/Very_happy_smiley.png" alt="Big Smile" /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/113269?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 06 May 2011 08:12:10 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:b1b19086-a250-48a1-86ba-a698b6beff46molladog<p>You need to feed them Chick Crumbs soaked&nbsp; + slightly floating in water for first couple of weeks as they can choke easily on dry food. Must be the non Coccidiostat Chick Crumb. After that they will start to pick up Corn and Growers Pellets from the ground mixed with the Crumb. Had lots of success with this. They will pick up grass as well by this age.<img src="http://www.vetnurse.co.uk/emoticons/new/Thumbs_up.png" alt="Thumbs up" /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/113264?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 05 May 2011 23:26:17 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:d78b8466-7bae-4b7f-8c07-1071e3687524Vicky RVN<p>Thanks have passed that on. <img src="http://www.vetnurse.co.uk/emoticons/new/Fingerscrossed.png" alt="Fingers crossed" /> the 12 of them survive!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/113263?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 05 May 2011 23:24:18 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:c16cfc69-6464-47d8-a050-e739af085ff1nets<p>snap we had one into day i phoned the swan place and they told me crums of a digestive&nbsp; and chopped up grass </p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/113262?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 05 May 2011 23:18:50 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:2f0fbed6-7148-45ac-8778-1249d2ec104cVicky RVN<p>I tried google quickly, but didn&#39;t want to pass on bad info, and not sure where to trust with google! I&#39;ve been told grated veg and hard boiled egg so have passed that on <img src="http://www.vetnurse.co.uk/emoticons/new/Happy_smiley.png" alt="Smile" /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/113261?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 05 May 2011 23:16:50 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:d31ad441-5854-4d4f-8419-c1eb54d7205dPhrin Vernon RVN<p>Do they eat solid food?&nbsp; </p> <p>Bread crumbs? Bird seed?&nbsp; Daft as it sounds, crushed fishfingers or similar?</p> <p>A 5 sec google was no help- I must have more patience lol!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>