hot sweetcorn is also good for them too!!
just to let you know about the red mite stuff World wide poultry in Beaulieu sell it and he sends it out by post.
Just bought a new duck from him and he offers a scheme where you pay a membership of £50 or £45 can't quite remember which for the year and anything you get from him is 10% off (feed etc if you live locally, the red mite stuff, prills, disinfectent) and he also sends you vaccines twice a year for newcasles disease and (foel pest) and infectiouis bronchitis. about £50 per go if you get them from the vets.
He's also happy to chat to you if you have a problem with one of your birds (2 calls from me already in 3 weeks... err) and again if you live locally has also said if they get bumble foot rather than taking to the vets you can take it to him to sort out for nowt! and any other minor ailments. oh yes also sends out worming stuff for the birds too!
Sounded good to me. Even the 3 hour round trip would work out cheaper than going to the vets who'd sting me for £50 easily!!
He's called Ron, really nice guy. Breeds chickens (all sorts of breed ... liking the look of the white leghorns at the moment...!!!) and ducks so expert in all fields!! also sends a newslaetter out monthly (answers to all sorts of questions including those on moult, sexing chicks..dealing wiht foxy etc)
Web address below:
www.worldwidepoultry.co.uk thought was brilliant in truth especailly as the vets near us dont tend to get lots of chickens and ducks through the door and are not expert in them by any stretch of the imagination....