The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: harry on December 08, 2018, 02:22:21 pm
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Just sold my geese, thinking what's next maybe a few geese next year for my own consumption, would like a regular supply of duck meat, can ducks be reared on grass with a start and finish with pellets if so which are best grazers?
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I don't find that my ducks eat much grass. They dibble about underneath that and the moss for beasties. Mine are as pets and for eggs so I feed them layers pellets, with occasional mixed grain as treats.
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my ducks like greens, lettuce, and cabbage etc. but i wouldn't say they were grazers. They would need a daily ration of pellets/mixed grain i would think
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My ducks don’t eat much grass either. They need a proper diet of grain to finish properly.
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Yes what I thought.
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What about Muscovies? Just a thought.
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Muscovies eat a little bit more grass than "normal" ducks not bit near as much as geese. Mind you in the winter I feed them very little - they mostly free range and eat slugs and whatever then can find in the brook.