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PostPosted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 6:09 am 
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What food do you give your ducks ???
Is chicken feed OK??
Mine wont eat scraps so it may be more important to know this.
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 Post subject: Re: Duck food
PostPosted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 12:34 pm 
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Yes any of the commercial chicken feeds are fine for ducks. Pick the one that is appropriate for your age of duck. That is starter, grower or layer.


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 Post subject: Re: Duck food
PostPosted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 5:55 pm 
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jeffkop wrote:
What food do you give your ducks ???
Is chicken feed OK??
Mine wont eat scraps so it may be more important to know this.
Thank you




layer pellets , scratch mix , works fine,

i also use dry dog food and bread ,


regards jase

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 Post subject: Re: Duck food
PostPosted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 6:53 pm 
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Muscovy Jase wrote:
layer pellets , scratch mix , works fine,

i also use dry dog food and bread ,regards jase


do you wet the dog food?

I have read that one shouldn't give bread to ducks, I was really surprised by this comment (on the internet) as I have always given my ducks bread, admittedly only as a treat

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 Post subject: Re: Duck food
PostPosted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 7:23 pm 
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andrewschooks wrote:
Yes any of the commercial chicken feeds are fine for ducks. Pick the one that is appropriate for your age of duck. That is starter, grower or layer.


Thanks for the reply Andrew .. looks like Im doing it right then.

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 Post subject: Re: Duck food
PostPosted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 7:25 pm 
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layer pellets , scratch mix , works fine,

i also use dry dog food and bread ,


regards jase


Thank you Jase, I will go find out what scratch mix is now .. see if I cant get them a little more interested again

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I use a scratch mix but add a little extra wheat and oats and yep dry dog food

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2_Drakes wrote:
I use a scratch mix but add a little extra wheat and oats and yep dry dog food


yes, but do you wet the dry dog food?

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 Post subject: Re: Duck food
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i use dry dog food,


i get it from big w , it is a small size so easy for them to eat, its a lot smaller tham other dog foods, it comes in 15kg bags

and is around $17.00 , its called woofbix

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