This is a quick, down and dirty if you will, explaination of how to take care of a found duckling. The main thing I would have liked to see would be more specifics on housing requirements, niacin requirements when purchasing food for the duck, and lastly for them to talk about what to expect when/if the person decided to keep the duck they found. For instance, life span, duck companionship requirements, and again housing requirements but for long term.
Well written article with good information. There are a few things I would add/change which I will list below.
When to let ducklings (without a mom) start swimming is a controversial debate. The article says they shouldn't swim until they are fully feathered (7-10 weeks old) but many people including myself let their ducklings swim much younger then that without issues.
Ducklings need more niacin then chicks so if you buy chick food make sure you are giving them extra niacin supplements.
It would be nice to have a section on what to do if you are raising single ducks.
Adding the importance of finding a rehabber for abandoned wild ducklings if you can. Depending on the state and breed it can be illegal to keep some wild ducks.
Good overview of duckling care. I would add a section that says that wild ducklings need to be handed over to a wildlife rehabber, as depending on breed, it is illegal to care for them yourself.
The section about medicated feed is incorrect - in general, medicated feed is fine for ducklings. See this article:
