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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: Pocagranja on January 23, 2012, 04:00:33 pm

Title: How much to Feed Ducks?
Post by: Pocagranja on January 23, 2012, 04:00:33 pm

Does anyone know how much to feed a couple of ducks?  We were given them last year & have guessed the amount by comparing to chickens? We can only get chicken food here, so they are getting that.  We have a drake & a hen so hopefully she will produce eggs in the Spring. Not sure of the breed but they are only small ducks. :&>

Title: Re: How much to Feed Ducks?
Post by: katie on January 23, 2012, 05:14:50 pm

I give ours enough chicken pellets that it takes them about a quarter of an hour to hoover them up. I also give them grain in their pond just before bedtime - about a handful between two. They also love chopped lettuce and peas!

Title: Re: How much to Feed Ducks?
Post by: northfifeduckling on January 23, 2012, 05:20:12 pm

mine get the same as the chickens, except that they don't like mixed corn or barley, so soaked wheat and layers' pellets in the morning, wheat again before bed. :&>

Title: Re: How much to Feed Ducks?
Post by: jaykay on January 23, 2012, 07:44:09 pm

Mine get ad lib layers pellets at this time of year and waterfowl breeders pellets March - June.
I don't find my (very) free-range ducks over eat, they leave pellets each day.