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harry

  • Joined Mar 2009
starter crumbs ducks
« on: May 22, 2013, 06:56:57 pm »
hi....is it mediciated starter crumbs you shouldnt feed ducklings.... i know you shouldnt give it to something

mojocafa

  • Joined Sep 2012
  • Angus
Re: starter crumbs ducks
« Reply #1 on: May 22, 2013, 07:03:00 pm »
I give mine unmediated chick crumb, crushed digestives, and porridge oats
pygmy goats, gsd, border collie, scots dumpys, cochins, araucanas, shetland ducks and geese,  marrans, and pea fowl in a pear tree.

Brucklay

  • Joined Apr 2010
  • Perthshire
    • Brucklay Pygmy Goats
    • Facebook
Re: starter crumbs ducks
« Reply #2 on: May 22, 2013, 08:22:52 pm »
I mix mine with bruised barley that I put through the blender to make fine.
Pygmy Goats, Shetland Sheep, Zip & Indie the Border Collies, BeeBee the cat and a wreak of a building to renovate!!

hughesy

  • Joined Feb 2010
  • Anglesey
Re: starter crumbs ducks
« Reply #3 on: May 22, 2013, 08:54:44 pm »
You're not supposed to feed the chick crumb with ACS in it to waterfowl. There are plenty of unmedicated ones out there though.

HesterF

  • Joined Jul 2012
  • Kent
  • HesterF
Re: starter crumbs ducks
« Reply #4 on: May 23, 2013, 12:01:22 pm »
And specialist waterfowl crumbs from A&P

MAK

  • Joined Nov 2011
  • Middle ish of France
    • Cadeaux de La forge
Re: starter crumbs ducks
« Reply #5 on: May 23, 2013, 12:08:19 pm »
None of our ducklings will eat the starter crumb even though we try it with each brood. They go straight for the adult feed.
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