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[Uptang Lee]

So ive finally got my two call ducks and what beauties they are. They've had their wings clipped etc.. and have settled in very nice. They are on layer pellets as food, and the odd HUGE slugs/spiders they find around there garden.

 

I was just wondering if someone could give me like a list of what can be feed to ducks? and how? lol

 

I tried google but only thing i kept getting was wildlife ducks and what not to feed them

[Sara_H]

My ducks go mad for spinach and lettuce from the vege patch. And marmite on bread is a treat they love on a Sunday!

[MA0778]

try BackYardChickens Forum there is quite a good list

hope you have better luck than me my appleyards will only

eat lettuce layer pellets and creapy crawlies

[Uptang Lee]

Does anyone feed there ducks at certain times, or do they have food always in a bowl?

 

Atm ive got a tray with there pellets in and another with other duck treats. Is this to much?

[miller30]

Hi my ducks have a bowl of layer pellets all the time but i wouldnt give them treats everyday mine just have treats a couple of times a week they love sweetcorn out the tin and pasta.

[Lesley]

Ours have a handful of mixed corn each every afternoon, same as the hens. I scatter it by thier pond so they can drink at the same time.

[smokiechicken1969]

hi there,

 

i have found it very easy to over indulged the ducks in particular with treats becuase they are so gorgeous, but i have to administer self control and have followed lesley's advice and throw some corn or meal worms in the afternoon.

 

i have found the aylesbury in particular to be an eating machine if im not careful so i go steady with him.

 

i have found that keeping some food in my hand encourages them to come nice and close to me which keeps them friendly.

 

their favourites are definately corn and mealworms.

 

have fun!

[Guest]

Layers pellets/mash potatoe and snails(not sure what call ducks like ? but my Aylesburys & Khakis use to fight over a snail(not slugs)! I did buy mine some corn(dry stuff) once and they wouldnt touch it)

 

Just stick to the pellets that should be fine really

 

indie

[riding farm]

i feed mine wheat and corn. And also some brown bread at the weekend

[ajayb]

I have Khaki Campbells and they get the same as my chooks: (de-frosted) frozen sweetcorn; layers pellets; wheat; porridge oats/ wheatgerm/ natural yogurt mash (occasionally) and some bread/ kichen s"Ooops, word censored!"s/ peanuts (even more occasionally).

 

Unlike the chooks, I found mine won't touch tuna or fruit but they do like watercress (and any variety of pond plant that you foolishly try to introduce!).

[Mayo]

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My baby muscovy is crazy about her waterfowl pellets (from Millbry), which she has with a proportion of roughly 75% pellets with 25% mixed grain.

I tend not to feed her at all in the morning. I want to encourage her to eat bugs and grass first.

 

Later in the day, reluctantly, she will eat dried mealworms if they are dunked in her drinking water until they are thoroughly re-hydrated.

 

I have tried every other treat in the book ; greenery and other veggie stuff ; meaty things : but the only other things she shows any enthusiasm for is home-made granary bread and red wine. (The former she would eat by the loaf if I let her ; and only three or four mouthfuls of the latter each evening - her choice of amount !!), but it is difficult to find something practical to use as encouragement to get her to do what I want.

 

Max.